Historical Events In 1877

Oct 04   Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexico, revolutionary rebel [or 6/25] on this day in history.  

Oct 05   Chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perce War on this day in history.  

Oct 05   On this day in history chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perc‚ War  

Oct 05   From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever" With those words, Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians surrendered to the U.S. Cavalry in the year 1877.  

Oct 09   American Humane Association organized in Cleveland in the year 1877.  

Oct 09   American Humane Association organizes (Cleveland) on this day in history.  

Oct 09   In the year 1877 locomotive Countess of Dufferin arrives at St. Boniface on a barge towed by the steamer "Selkirk". It was brought in by the contractor Joseph Whitehead to work on the Selkirk - Emerson line and was the first locomotive in Manitoba and on the Prairies.  

Oct 10   On this day in history general Custer's funeral is held at West Point  

Oct 11   In the year 1877 john Parsons Beach, composer  

Oct 13   In the year 1877 bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly)  

Oct 14   Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1877.  

Oct 15   On this day in history 45th Congress (1877-79) convenes  

Oct 16   In the year 1877 john Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83  

Oct 17   Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa on this day in history.  

Oct 18   Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society on this day in history.  

Oct 20   On this day in history franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres  

Oct 20   In the year 1877 josephine McGill, composer  

Oct 22   In the year 1877 the Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners. Those widows and orphans who were unable to support themselves were evicted by the mine owners and likely sent to the Poor House.  

Oct 24   Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer in the year 1877.  

Oct 25   In the year 1877 henry Norris Russell, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)  

Oct 28   Johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Oct 29   Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) in the year 1877.  

Nov 01   Dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns in the year 1877.  

Nov 01   In the year 1877 roger Quilter, British composer  

Nov 02   On this day in history claire McDowell, NYC, actress (Big Parade)  

Nov 07   Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Allama Iqbal, Pakistani poet/philosopher in the year 1877.  

Nov 09   On this day in history american Chemical Society chartered in NY  

Nov 13   Pietro Coppola, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Nov 14   In the year 1877 rené de Clerq, Flemish poet/author (Emergency Horn)  

Nov 17   On this day in history gilbert/Sullivans operette "Sorcerer," premieres in London  

Nov 18   Arthur C Pigou, English economist (Wealth & welfare) on this day in history.  

Nov 21   Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 21   In the year 1877 tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 09   In the year 1877 death of alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799)  

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

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   Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1877.