Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   In the year 1876 republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate  

Jun 12   On this day in history narciso Garay, composer  

Jun 14   In the year 1876 1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics)  

Jun 14   California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise on this day in history.  

Jun 15   On this day in history sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention  

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention on this day in history.  

Jun 17   In the year 1876 1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)  

Jun 18   On this day in history august Rockel, composer, dies at 61  

Jun 20   Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79 in the year 1876.  

Jun 21   Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jun 21   In the year 1876 willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast)  

Jun 23   Irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest) in the year 1876.  

Jun 25   In the year 1876 boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn  

Jun 25   In the year 1876 custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn  

Jun 25   In the year 1876 indian Chief Crazy Horse won the twohour Battle of Little Bighorn, Montana, wiping out the army of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Custer, who led the battle against the Sioux Indian encampment, was among the 200+ casualties. Ironically, the only survivor of Custer’s forces was a horse, Comanche.  

Jun 26   In the year 1876 nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)  

Jun 27   On this day in history 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics)  

Jun 27   Christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jun 28   August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   In the year 1876 nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a gov (Wyoming, 1925-27)  

Jun 30   Serbia declares war on Turkey in the year 1876.  

Jul 01   Through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible on this day in history.  

Jul 02   In the year 1876 wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23)  

Jul 03   Montenegro declares war on Turkey in the year 1876.  

Jul 04   1st public exhibition of electric light in SF in the year 1876.  

Jul 04   On this day in history the first public exhibition of electric light in SF  

Jul 04   William Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone) on this day in history.  

Jul 08   In the year 1876 josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78  

Jul 08   White terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5 in the year 1876.  

Jul 09   Black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC in the year 1876.  

Jul 11   Ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72 in the year 1876.  

Jul 12   Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva on this day in history.  

Jul 12   The birth of Max Jacob, French poet on this day in history.  

Jul 13   29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)  

Jan 03   Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60) was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 05   Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 07   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of hans Bethge, writer  

Jan 10   In the year 1876 birth of johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith  

Jan 11   Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971) was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 07   Juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807) died in the year 1876.  

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)  

Feb 03   Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Feb 21   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1876.  

Feb 24   Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 in the year 1876.