Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   On this day in history republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate  

Jun 12   Narciso Garay, composer in the year 1876.  

Jun 14   1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics) on this day in history.  

Jun 14   In the year 1876 california Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise  

Jun 15   In the year 1876 sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention  

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention on this day in history.  

Jun 17   On this day in history 1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)  

Jun 18   August Rockel, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1876.  

Jun 20   Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79 in the year 1876.  

Jun 21   In the year 1876 antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79  

Jun 21   In the year 1876 willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast)  

Jun 23   Irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest) on this day in history.  

Jun 25   In the year 1876 boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn  

Jun 25   Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Indian Chief Crazy Horse won the twohour Battle of Little Bighorn, Montana, wiping out the army of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Custer, who led the battle against the Sioux Indian encampment, was among the 200+ casualties. Ironically, the only survivor of Custer’s forces was a horse, Comanche on this day in history.  

Jun 26   Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears) in the year 1876.  

Jun 27   1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics) in the year 1876.  

Jun 27   In the year 1876 christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81  

Jun 28   In the year 1876 august W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59  

Jun 29   In the year 1876 nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a gov (Wyoming, 1925-27)  

Jun 30   On this day in history serbia declares war on Turkey  

Jul 01   On this day in history through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible.  

Jul 02   In the year 1876 wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23)  

Jul 03   Montenegro declares war on Turkey in the year 1876.  

Jul 04   In the year 1876 1st public exhibition of electric light in SF  

Jul 04   In the year 1876 the first public exhibition of electric light in SF  

Jul 04   William Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone) on this day in history.  

Jul 08   In the year 1876 josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78  

Jul 08   White terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5 in the year 1876.  

Jul 09   Black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC in the year 1876.  

Jul 11   On this day in history ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72  

Jul 12   Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva on this day in history.  

Jul 12   The birth of Max Jacob, French poet in the year 1876.  

Jul 13   29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office in the year 1876.  

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

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

Jan 03   Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)  

Jan 07   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807)  

Jan 09   In the year 1876 death of samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801)  

Jan 10   In the year 1876 charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70  

Jan 15   In the year 1876 death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)  

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

Feb 10   In the year 1876 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.