Historical Events In 1876

Jul 15   On this day in history aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82  

Jul 15   Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford in the year 1876.  

Jul 17   Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat in the year 1876.  

Jul 20   On this day in history 1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins  

Jul 23   William Gillies Whittaker, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 24   On this day in history thomas Molleson Mudie, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 26   Ernest Schelling, Belvidere NJ, composer/conductor (Victory Ball) in the year 1876.  

Jul 29   In the year 1876 maria Ouspenskaya, Tula Russia, actress (Waterloo Bridge)  

Jul 31   On this day in history uS Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA)  

Aug 01   Colorado becomes 38th state on this day in history.  

Aug 01   Wild Bill Hickok shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's in the year 1876.  

Aug 02   In the year 1876 wild Bill Hickok draws the Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights, when he was shot  

Aug 02   Wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's in the year 1876.  

Aug 05   On this day in history mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History)  

Aug 07   On this day in history mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I)  

Aug 07   On this day in history the birth of Mata Hari, Dutch born dancer and spy  

Aug 08   Dan O'Leacy completes 500 mile walk in 139h32m in the year 1876.  

Aug 08   In the year 1876 thomas Edison patents mimeograph  

Aug 10   In the year 1876 1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada  

Aug 12   On this day in history madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup  

Aug 12   Mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery writer (Miss Pinkerton) in the year 1876.  

Aug 12   In the year 1876 off Newport Rhode Island, the US yacht Madeleine beats the Countess Dufferin from Toronto in two straight heats in the 4th America's Cup.  

Aug 13   Reciprocity Treaty between US & Hawaii ratified on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1922-34) in the year 1876.  

Aug 14   On this day in history prairie View State University forms  

Aug 15   In the year 1876 aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist  

Aug 15   On this day in history uS law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find  

Aug 16   Opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth on this day in history.  

Aug 16   On this day in history the opera "Siegfried" is produced (Bayreuth)  

Aug 17   On this day in history eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)  

Aug 17   On this day in history opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth  

Aug 19   George Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam, 2 killed  

Aug 29   On this day in history charles F Kettering, Ohio, inventor (auto self-starter)  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1876 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   In the year 1876 birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)  

Jan 07   In the year 1876 birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1876 death of juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807)  

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died in the year 1876.  

Jan 10   Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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