Historical Events In 1876

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

Jun 12   In the year 1876 narciso Garay, composer  

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 in the year 1876.  

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

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

Jun 20   Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 21   On this day in history willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1876 nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)  

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   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) in the year 1876.  

Jul 03   In the year 1876 montenegro declares war on Turkey  

Jul 04   In the year 1876 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   In the year 1876 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   Ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72 in the year 1876.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1876 birth of wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)  

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 in the year 1876.  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith  

Jan 11   In the year 1876 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 in the year 1876.  

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

Feb 21   In the year 1876 henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70  

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