Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate in the year 1876.  

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

Jun 20   On this day in history antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79  

Jun 21   In the year 1876 antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79  

Jun 21   On this day in history willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast)  

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

Jun 25   On this day in history boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn  

Jun 25   Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)  

Jun 27   In the year 1876 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 in the year 1876.  

Jun 28   In the year 1876 august W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 01   In the year 1876 through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible.  

Jul 02   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) on this day in history.  

Jul 03   In the year 1876 montenegro declares war on Turkey  

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

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

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

Jul 08   Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 09   On this day in history black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC  

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

Jul 12   In the year 1876 paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva  

Jul 12   On this day in history the birth of Max Jacob, French poet  

Jul 13   In the year 1876 29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)  

Jan 01   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1876 birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer  

Jan 09   Hans Bethge, writer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   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   Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) died in the year 1876.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.