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   1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics) in the year 1876.  

Jun 14   California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise on this day in history.  

Jun 15   On this day in history 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   1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's) in the year 1876.  

Jun 18   August Rockel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jun 20   In the year 1876 antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79  

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

Jun 21   Willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast) in the year 1876.  

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

Jun 25   On this day in history 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   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   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) in the year 1876.  

Jun 27   Christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81 in the year 1876.  

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

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

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

Jul 01   In the year 1876 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) in the year 1876.  

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

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

Jul 04   On this day in history 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   Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1876.  

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

Jul 09   In the year 1876 black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC  

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

Jul 12   In the year 1876 paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva  

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   On this day in history birth of johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)  

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

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 in the year 1876.  

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

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   Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1876.  

Feb 21   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1876 jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67