Page 4: Historical Events In 1876

May 07   Franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

May 08   Truganini, last originating Tasmanian, dies on this day in history.   

May 10   Centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia in the year 1876.   

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

May 12   Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria in the year 1876.   

May 12   Henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63 in the year 1876.   

May 13   Amersfoort-Zutphen railway opens on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1876 7th US Cavalry under Custer leaves Fort Lincoln   

May 17   In the year 1876 7th US Cavalry under Custer leaves Ft Lincoln   

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   In the year 1876 harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old   

May 20   John Owen Jones, composer on this day in history.   

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

May 24   In the year 1876 henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46   

May 25   In the year 1876 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   Jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion on this day in history.   

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

May 30   In the year 1876 ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V.   

Jun 01   In the year 1876 christo Botew, writer, dies   

Jun 02   On this day in history hakon Borresen, composer   

Jun 02   In the year 1876 hristo Botev, a national revolutionary of Bulgaria, is killed in Stara Planina   

Jun 03   Lacrosse introduced in Britain & Canada in the year 1876.   

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) on this day in history.   

Jun 05   On this day in history bananas become popular in US, at Centennial Exposition in Phila   

Jun 07   On this day in history george Sand, writer, dies at 71   

Jun 08   George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 11   In the year 1876 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   On this day in history birth of harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)   

Jan 05   Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1876 birth of hans Bethge, writer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801)   

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

Jan 15   Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) died in the year 1876.   

Feb 03   Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83 in the year 1876.   

Feb 10   Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1876.   

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