Page 5: Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   On this day in history republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate   

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   In the year 1876 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   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 in the year 1876.   

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) in the year 1876.   

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 in the year 1876.   

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   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) 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) in the year 1876.   

Jul 03   Montenegro declares war on Turkey in the year 1876.   

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   William Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone) on this day in history.   

Jul 08   In the year 1876 josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78   

Jul 08   In the year 1876 white terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5   

Jul 09   On this day in history black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC   

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   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   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born in the year 1876.   

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

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 in the year 1876.   

Jan 09   Hans Bethge, writer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1876 birth of elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1876 death of samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801)   

Jan 10   Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70 in the year 1876.   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)   

Feb 03   On this day in history gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83   

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   On this day in history jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67