Historical Events In 1877

Jul 06   David Stanley Smith, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 09   On this day in history 1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held  

Jul 09   The All-England Croquet Club at Wimbledon staged the world's first lawn tennis championship on in the year 1877.  

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   In the year 1877 wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65  

Jul 14   In the year 1877 general strike brings US railroad to a stand still  

Jul 16   On this day in history béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)  

Jul 19   1st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall (61 62 64) in the year 1877.  

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

Jul 20   On this day in history military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1877.  

Jul 24   The first time federal troops are used to combat strikers in the year 1877.  

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

Aug 01   Charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain) on this day in history.  

Aug 01   In the year 1877 sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes  

Aug 02   SF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes on this day in history.  

Aug 03   In the year 1877 karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75  

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

Aug 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1877.  

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

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

Aug 12   In the year 1877 james Drummond, historical painter, dies  

Aug 12   In the year 1877 thomas Edison invents Edisonphone, a sound recording device  

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

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

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

Aug 22   On this day in history nez Perce-indians flee into to Yellowstone National Park  

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Jan 02   Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1877.  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 17   May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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   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