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 in the year 1876.  

May 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63  

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

May 13   On this day in history raoul Laparra, composer  

May 15   2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38.25 on this day in history.  

May 17   7th US Cavalry under Custer leaves Fort Lincoln in the year 1876.  

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

May 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1876.  

May 23   On this day in history 1st NL no-hitter (Joe Borden, Boston)  

May 24   On this day in history henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46  

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

May 26   Frantisek Palacky, Czech historian/MP, dies at 77 in the year 1876.  

May 26   On this day in history hMS Challenger returns from 128,000-km oceanographic exploration  

May 26   Jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion in the year 1876.  

May 27   Joseph Bosworth, lexicographer/scholar, dies in the year 1876.  

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

Jun 01   Christo Botew, writer, dies in the year 1876.  

Jun 02   In the year 1876 hakon Borresen, composer  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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   10th Belmont: William Donohue aboard Algerine wins in 2:40.5 on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01   Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1876 birth of harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)  

Jan 03   In the year 1876 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 in the year 1876.  

Jan 07   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 09   Hans Bethge, writer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)  

Jan 07   In the year 1876 death of juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807)  

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70  

Jan 15   Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) died on this day in history.  

Feb 03   In the year 1876 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   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 in the year 1876.