Historical Events In 1877

Jul 05   On this day in history wanda A Landowska, Warsaw Poland, harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne)  

Jul 06   David Stanley Smith, composer in the year 1877.  

Jul 09   1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held in the year 1877.  

Jul 09   On this day in history the All-England Croquet Club at Wimbledon staged the world's first lawn tennis championship on  

Jul 10   The then villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain in the year 1877.  

Jul 13   Karl Erb, German tenor on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 in the year 1877.  

Jul 14   General strike brings US railroad to a stand still in the year 1877.  

Jul 16   Béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit) in the year 1877.  

Jul 19   1st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall (61 62 64) on this day in history.  

Jul 19   The first Wimbledon tennis championships held on this day in history.  

Jul 20   Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 in the year 1877.  

Jul 21   -27] US army breaks railroad strike on this day in history.  

Jul 23   1st US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations in the year 1877.  

Jul 23   In the year 1877 the first telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed  

Jul 23   On this day in history the first US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations  

Jul 24   1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers on this day in history.  

Jul 24   On this day in history the first time federal troops are used to combat strikers  

Jul 26   Hubert Ahaus, missionary (Harvest Fields) on this day in history.  

Aug 01   In the year 1877 charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain)  

Aug 01   On this day in history sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes  

Aug 02   In the year 1877 sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes  

Aug 03   Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1877.  

Aug 05   In the year 1877 henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo  

Aug 10   Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians in the year 1877.  

Aug 10   First use of the telephone to dispatch trains. This was at the Caledonia Mine at Glace Bay on the Sydney Mines Railway. One of the owners was Gardiner G. Hubbard who was the father in law of Alexander Graham Bell who installed two telephones to control train movements on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1877 rudolf Hilferding, German economist/SPD-minister of Finance  

Aug 11   In the year 1877 adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954)  

Aug 11   On this day in history asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos  

Aug 12   James Drummond, historical painter, dies in the year 1877.  

Aug 12   Thomas Edison invents Edisonphone, a sound recording device in the year 1877.  

Aug 12   On this day in history thomas Edison invents the Edisonphone, a sound recording device  

Aug 16   On this day in history karl L Hoschna, composer  

Aug 17   In the year 1877 asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Phobos  

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)  

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

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

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

Jan 17   May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 04   In the year 1877 cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82  

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

Jan 11   Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1877.  

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

Mar 09   Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58 in the year 1877.  

Mar 12   On this day in history crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52