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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 23   On this day in history william Gillies Whittaker, composer  

Jul 24   Thomas Molleson Mudie, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

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) in the year 1876.  

Aug 01   Colorado becomes 38th state in the year 1876.  

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   Wild Bill Hickok draws the Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights, when he was shot in the year 1876.  

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   Mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History) in the year 1876.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history dan O'Leacy completes 500 mile walk in 139h32m  

Aug 08   Thomas Edison patents mimeograph on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 12   In the year 1876 mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery writer (Miss Pinkerton)  

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   In the year 1876 prairie View State University forms  

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

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

Aug 16   Opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth in the year 1876.  

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1876 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 in the year 1876.  

Jan 03   Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)  

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

Jan 09   Hans Bethge, writer was born in the year 1876.  

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 in the year 1876.  

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

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 in the year 1876.  

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

Feb 21   On this day in history henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 24   In the year 1876 jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67