Historical Events In 1876

Jul 15   In the year 1876 aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82  

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

Jul 17   Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat on this day in history.  

Jul 20   In the year 1876 1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins  

Jul 23   William Gillies Whittaker, composer in the year 1876.  

Jul 24   In the year 1876 thomas Molleson Mudie, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 26   Ernest Schelling, Belvidere NJ, composer/conductor (Victory Ball) on this day in history.  

Jul 29   On this day in history maria Ouspenskaya, Tula Russia, actress (Waterloo Bridge)  

Jul 31   US Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA) on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 02   On this day in history wild Bill Hickok draws the Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights, when he was shot  

Aug 02   On this day in history wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's  

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

Aug 07   In the year 1876 mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I)  

Aug 07   The birth of Mata Hari, Dutch born dancer and spy in the year 1876.  

Aug 08   Dan O'Leacy completes 500 mile walk in 139h32m on this day in history.  

Aug 08   In the year 1876 thomas Edison patents mimeograph  

Aug 10   1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1876 reciprocity Treaty between US & Hawaii ratified  

Aug 14   On this day in history alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1922-34)  

Aug 14   Prairie View State University forms in the year 1876.  

Aug 15   Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist on this day in history.  

Aug 15   US law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find on this day in history.  

Aug 16   In the year 1876 opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth  

Aug 16   The opera "Siegfried" is produced (Bayreuth) in the year 1876.  

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

Aug 17   In the year 1876 opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth  

Aug 19   George Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36 in the year 1876.  

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

Aug 29   Charles F Kettering, Ohio, inventor (auto self-starter) in the year 1876.  

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1876 charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70  

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

Feb 03   Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83 in the year 1876.  

Feb 10   Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1876.  

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.