Page 5: Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   In the year 1876 republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate   

Jun 12   On this day in history narciso Garay, composer   

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

Jun 14   On this day in history california Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise   

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

Jun 15   On this day in history 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) in the year 1876.   

Jun 18   August Rockel, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1876.   

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

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

Jun 25   Boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1876.   

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) in the year 1876.   

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   In the year 1876 serbia declares war on Turkey   

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

Jul 04   The first public exhibition of electric light in SF on this day in history.   

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

Jul 09   Black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC in the year 1876.   

Jul 11   In the year 1876 ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72   

Jul 12   Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva on this day in history.   

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 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   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)   

Jan 05   In the year 1876 birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)   

Jan 07   In the year 1876 birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer   

Jan 09   In the year 1876 birth of hans Bethge, writer   

Jan 10   Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 11   Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1876.   

Feb 03   Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1876 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.