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 in the year 1876.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention in the year 1876.   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jun 26   In the year 1876 nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)   

Jun 27   In the year 1876 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   On this day in history august W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59   

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

Jun 30   Serbia declares war on Turkey in the year 1876.   

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   In the year 1876 wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23)   

Jul 03   In the year 1876 montenegro declares war on Turkey   

Jul 04   1st public exhibition of electric light in SF on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1876.   

Jul 08   Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1876.   

Jul 08   On this day in history white terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5   

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   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 in the year 1876.   

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Jan 01   Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60) was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)   

Jan 07   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of hans Bethge, writer   

Jan 10   Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died in the year 1876.   

Jan 10   Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1876.   

Feb 24   Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on this day in history.