Historical Events In 1877

Jan 01   England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)  

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

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

Jan 04   Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1877.  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1877 lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)  

Jan 15   In the year 1877 uS Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1877 hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 18   In the year 1877 samuel Zemurray, U.S. businessman (d.1961)  

Jan 19   Charles Coburn, Savannah Ga, actor (Devil & Miss Jones) in the year 1877.  

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

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   Congress determines presidential election between Hayes-Tilden on this day in history.  

Jan 26   In the year 1877 kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter  

Jan 30   Storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces in the year 1877.  

Jan 31   On this day in history max Ettlinger, German philosopher  

Feb 01   On this day in history joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71  

Feb 01   On this day in history thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer  

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

Feb 07   1st Guernsey Cattle Club organizes (NYC) in the year 1877.  

Feb 07   Feliks Nowowiejski, composer in the year 1877.  

Feb 09   In the year 1877 uS weather service established  

Feb 12   1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston & Salem, Mass in the year 1877.  

Feb 12   American railroad workers strike against wage reduction on this day in history.  

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

Feb 13   Jazeps Medins, composer in the year 1877.  

Feb 17   Henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune) in the year 1877.  

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   On this day in history birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)  

Jan 10   In the year 1877 birth of frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)  

Jan 12   Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1877 birth of hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 17   In the year 1877 birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)  

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

Jan 09   Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24   Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52