Page 5: Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate in the year 1876.   

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   In the year 1876 sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention   

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   In the year 1876 august Rockel, composer, dies at 61   

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   In the year 1876 willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast)   

Jun 23   In the year 1876 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   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   In the year 1876 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) on this day in history.   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1876 serbia declares war on Turkey   

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

Jul 03   On this day in history montenegro declares war on Turkey   

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   On this day in history william Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone)   

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   Black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history 29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1876 birth of harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)   

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   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1876.   

Jan 07   Juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)   

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

Feb 10   In the year 1876 johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43   

Feb 21   On this day in history henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 24   Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 in the year 1876.