Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   On this day in history republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate  

Jun 12   Narciso Garay, composer in the year 1876.  

Jun 14   1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics) on this day in history.  

Jun 14   California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise in the year 1876.  

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention in the year 1876.  

Jun 15   In the year 1876 sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention  

Jun 17   On this day in history 1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)  

Jun 18   In the year 1876 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 in the year 1876.  

Jun 21   Willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast) in the year 1876.  

Jun 23   On this day in history irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest)  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 27   1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics) in the year 1876.  

Jun 27   On this day in history christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81  

Jun 28   On this day in history august W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59  

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

Jun 30   On this day in history serbia declares war on Turkey  

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   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) in the year 1876.  

Jul 03   In the year 1876 montenegro declares war on Turkey  

Jul 04   1st public exhibition of electric light in SF on this day in history.  

Jul 04   The first public exhibition of electric light in SF in the year 1876.  

Jul 04   William Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone) in the year 1876.  

Jul 08   Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1876.  

Jul 08   In the year 1876 white terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5  

Jul 09   Black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC on this day in history.  

Jul 11   On this day in history ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72  

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 in the year 1876.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1876 birth of johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)  

Jan 01   In the year 1876 birth of harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)  

Jan 03   In the year 1876 birth of wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)  

Jan 05   Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 09   In the year 1876 birth of hans Bethge, writer  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1876 birth of elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)  

Jan 07   Juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801)  

Jan 10   Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70 in the year 1876.  

Jan 15   In the year 1876 death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)  

Feb 03   In the year 1876 gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83  

Feb 10   On this day in history johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43  

Feb 21   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   On this day in history jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67