Historical Events In 1876

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

Jun 12   Narciso Garay, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 14   In the year 1876 1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics)  

Jun 14   California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise in the year 1876.  

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention in the year 1876.  

Jun 15   In the year 1876 sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention  

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

Jun 18   On this day in history august Rockel, composer, dies at 61  

Jun 20   Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest)  

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

Jun 25   On this day in history custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn  

Jun 25   In the year 1876 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.  

Jun 26   On this day in history nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)  

Jun 27   1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 28   August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59 in the year 1876.  

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

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

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

Jul 02   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) in the year 1876.  

Jul 03   Montenegro declares war on Turkey on this day in history.  

Jul 04   On this day in history 1st public exhibition of electric light in SF  

Jul 04   On this day in history the first public exhibition of electric light in SF  

Jul 04   On this day in history william Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone)  

Jul 08   On this day in history josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78  

Jul 08   On this day in history white terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5  

Jul 09   Black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC on this day in history.  

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

Jul 12   On this day in history paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva  

Jul 12   On this day in history the birth of Max Jacob, French poet  

Jul 13   29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument) was born in the year 1876.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer  

Jan 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1876.  

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

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

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   On this day in history jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67