Historical Events In 1877

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   On this day in history the then villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 14   On this day in history general strike brings US railroad to a stand still  

Jul 16   Béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 19   The first Wimbledon tennis championships held in the year 1877.  

Jul 20   Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 on this day in history.  

Jul 21   -27] US army breaks railroad strike in the year 1877.  

Jul 23   1st US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations on this day in history.  

Jul 23   The first telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed on this day in history.  

Jul 23   The first US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations on this day in history.  

Jul 24   1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers in the year 1877.  

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

Jul 26   On this day in history hubert Ahaus, missionary (Harvest Fields)  

Aug 01   Charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain) in the year 1877.  

Aug 01   SF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes on this day in history.  

Aug 02   On this day in history sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes  

Aug 03   On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75  

Aug 05   Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1877 big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians  

Aug 10   On this day in history 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.  

Aug 10   Rudolf Hilferding, German economist/SPD-minister of Finance on this day in history.  

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

Aug 11   Asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos in the year 1877.  

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

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

Aug 12   Thomas Edison invents the Edisonphone, a sound recording device on this day in history.  

Aug 16   Karl L Hoschna, composer on this day in history.  

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

Aug 22   In the year 1877 nez Perce-indians flee into to Yellowstone National Park  

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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 in the year 1877.  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1877 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   On this day in history birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)  

Jan 04   On this day in history cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1877 pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 24   Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died in the year 1877.  

Feb 01   Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 in the year 1877.  

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

Mar 12   Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.