Page 5: Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate.   

Jun 12   Narciso Garay, composer.   

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

Jun 14   California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise   

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention   

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is inaugural woman to address a US presidential cconvention   

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

Jun 18   August Rockel, composer, dies at 61   

Jun 20   Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79   

Jun 21   Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79   

Jun 21   Willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast)   

Jun 23   Irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest).   

Jun 25   Boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn   

Jun 25   Custer and 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne at Little Big Horn   

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   

Jun 26   Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter and Tears)   

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

Jun 27   Christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81.   

Jun 28   August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59.   

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

Jun 30   Serbia declares war on Turkey   

Jul 01   Through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible.   

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

Jul 03   Montenegro declares war on Turkey.   

Jul 04   1st public exhibition of electric light in SF   

Jul 04   The inaugural public exhibition of electric light in SF.   

Jul 04   William Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone)   

Jul 08   Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78.   

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

Jul 09   Black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC   

Jul 11   Ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72   

Jul 12   Max Jacob, French poet is born.   

Jul 12   Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva   

Jul 13   29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office   

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Jan 01   Johan c altorf: Sculptor (october 3rd monument)   

Jan 01   Harriet brooks: Canadian physicist   

Jan 03   Wilhelm pieck: Co-founder german communist party/pres (1949-60)   

Jan 05   Konrad adenauer: Cologne germany, chancellor of germany (brd, 1949)   

Jan 07   William yeates hurlstone: Composer   

Jan 09   Hans bethge: Writer   

Jan 10   Johannes w "jan" eisenloeffel: Dutch goldsmith   

Jan 11   Elmer flick: American baseball player   

Jan 07   Juste olivier: Swiss poet (b. 1807)   

Jan 09   Samuel gridley howe: American abolitionist (b. 1801)   

Jan 10   Charles eh de coussemaker: Belgian musicologist/historian,   

Jan 15   Eliza johnson: U.s. first lady (b. 1810)   

Feb 03   Gino capponi: Italian marquis/literary/premier of toscane,   

Feb 10   Johan august soderman: Composer,    

Feb 21   Henry john gauntlett: Composer,   

Feb 24   Jan pieter heije: Dutch physician/writer/poet,