Historical Events In 1876

May 07   In the year 1876 franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69  

May 08   Truganini, last originating Tasmanian, dies in the year 1876.  

May 10   In the year 1876 centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia  

May 10   Ivan Cankar, Slavs author (Hlapec Jernej-Njegova Pravica) in the year 1876.  

May 12   On this day in history harold, grandson of English queen Victoria  

May 12   In the year 1876 henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63  

May 13   On this day in history amersfoort-Zutphen railway opens  

May 13   Raoul Laparra, composer on this day in history.  

May 15   In the year 1876 2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38.25  

May 17   On this day in history 7th US Cavalry under Custer leaves Fort Lincoln  

May 17   7th US Cavalry under Custer leaves Ft Lincoln on this day in history.  

May 17   In the year 1876 alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist  

May 19   Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian/politician, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

May 20   Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old on this day in history.  

May 20   In the year 1876 john Owen Jones, composer  

May 23   1st NL no-hitter (Joe Borden, Boston) in the year 1876.  

May 24   Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46 in the year 1876.  

May 25   On this day in history 1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14)  

May 26   In the year 1876 frantisek Palacky, Czech historian/MP, dies at 77  

May 26   HMS Challenger returns from 128,000-km oceanographic exploration on this day in history.  

May 26   On this day in history jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion  

May 27   On this day in history joseph Bosworth, lexicographer/scholar, dies  

May 30   On this day in history ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V.  

Jun 01   On this day in history christo Botew, writer, dies  

Jun 02   Hakon Borresen, composer in the year 1876.  

Jun 02   Hristo Botev, a national revolutionary of Bulgaria, is killed in Stara Planina on this day in history.  

Jun 03   In the year 1876 lacrosse introduced in Britain & Canada  

Jun 04   In the year 1876 an express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City.  

Jun 04   Robert Dower, cricketer (1 Test S Africa v England 1898, scored 0 & 9) in the year 1876.  

Jun 05   Bananas become popular in US, at Centennial Exposition in Phila in the year 1876.  

Jun 07   In the year 1876 george Sand, writer, dies at 71  

Jun 08   George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 in the year 1876.  

Jun 10   10th Belmont: William Donohue aboard Algerine wins in 2:40.5 in the year 1876.  

Jun 11   On this day in history alfred L Kroeber, Hoboken NJ, author (Anthropologist looks at History)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1876 birth of johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)  

Jan 01   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60) was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 05   Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 07   In the year 1876 birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer  

Jan 09   Hans Bethge, writer was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 10   In the year 1876 birth of johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith  

Jan 11   Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971) was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 07   Juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807) died in the year 1876.  

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died in the year 1876.  

Jan 10   Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)  

Feb 03   On this day in history gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83  

Feb 10   On this day in history johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43  

Feb 21   On this day in history henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 24   Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on this day in history.