Page 5: Historical Events In 1876

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

Jun 12   In the year 1876 narciso Garay, composer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1876.   

Jun 21   Willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast) on this day in history.   

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   Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears) in the year 1876.   

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

Jul 04   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1876 paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva   

Jul 12   In the year 1876 the birth of Max Jacob, French poet   

Jul 13   On this day in history 29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office   

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Jan 01   In the year 1876 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   In the year 1876 birth of wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)   

Jan 05   Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer   

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   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   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.