Historical Events In 1877

Jan 01   England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India in the year 1877.  

Jan 02   Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) in the year 1877.  

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1877 cornerlius Vanderbilt, millionaire entrepreneur and the richest man in the world at the time of his death, dies.  

Jan 04   On this day in history gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 07   Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) in the year 1877.  

Jan 08   In the year 1877 crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory).  

Jan 10   Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) in the year 1877.  

Jan 15   US Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Hans Jelmoli, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history samuel Zemurray, U.S. businessman (d.1961)  

Jan 19   Charles Coburn, Savannah Ga, actor (Devil & Miss Jones) on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1877 arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices.  

Jan 22   On this day in history hjalmar Schacht, president of German Reichsbank/minister of Economics  

Jan 25   On this day in history congress determines presidential election between Hayes-Tilden  

Jan 26   Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter on this day in history.  

Jan 30   On this day in history storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces  

Jan 31   Max Ettlinger, German philosopher in the year 1877.  

Feb 01   In the year 1877 joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71  

Feb 01   Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer in the year 1877.  

Feb 03   The piano piece 'chopsticks' is copyrighted in the year 1877.  

Feb 07   On this day in history 1st Guernsey Cattle Club organizes (NYC)  

Feb 07   Feliks Nowowiejski, composer in the year 1877.  

Feb 09   US weather service established on this day in history.  

Feb 12   On this day in history 1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston & Salem, Mass  

Feb 12   American railroad workers strike against wage reduction in the year 1877.  

Feb 12   In the year 1877 first news dispatch by telephone, between Boston &Salem MA  

Feb 13   On this day in history jazeps Medins, composer  

Feb 17   In the year 1877 henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune)  

Feb 18   Betsy Ranucci-Beckmann, [Theodora], Dutch author/actress (Dead Water) on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1877 birth of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)  

Jan 04   Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 07   Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 10   Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)  

Jan 15   Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 17   Hans Jelmoli, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)  

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 in the year 1877.  

Jan 09   Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died in the year 1877.  

Jan 11   On this day in history pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 24   On this day in history death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)  

Feb 01   In the year 1877 joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71  

Mar 04   In the year 1877 hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42  

Mar 09   In the year 1877 mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58  

Mar 12   In the year 1877 crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52