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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1876 1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)  

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   Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79 in the year 1876.  

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   Boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn in the year 1876.  

Jun 25   Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn in the year 1876.  

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

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

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

Jun 28   On this day in history august W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59  

Jun 29   On this day in history nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a gov (Wyoming, 1925-27)  

Jun 30   Serbia declares war on Turkey on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible in the year 1876.  

Jul 02   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) on this day in history.  

Jul 03   In the year 1876 montenegro declares war on Turkey  

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

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

Jul 08   In the year 1876 white terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5  

Jul 09   On this day in history black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC  

Jul 11   Ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 12   Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva in the year 1876.  

Jul 12   The birth of Max Jacob, French poet on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 01   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born in the year 1876.  

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1876 birth of johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith  

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

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

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died in the year 1876.  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)  

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   On this day in history henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 24   On this day in history jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67