Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   In the year 1876 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) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1876.  

Jun 21   Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 23   In the year 1876 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   Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn in the year 1876.  

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) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 27   On this day in history christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81  

Jun 28   August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   In the year 1876 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   On this day in history through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible.  

Jul 02   On this day in history 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   Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 08   White terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1876 birth of hans Bethge, writer  

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

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70 in the year 1876.  

Jan 15   Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 10   On this day in history 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.