Page 6: Historical Events In 1876

Jul 15   Aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jul 15   Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat in the year 1876.   

Jul 20   1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins in the year 1876.   

Jul 23   William Gillies Whittaker, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 24   In the year 1876 thomas Molleson Mudie, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 26   In the year 1876 ernest Schelling, Belvidere NJ, composer/conductor (Victory Ball)   

Jul 29   In the year 1876 maria Ouspenskaya, Tula Russia, actress (Waterloo Bridge)   

Jul 31   US Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA) on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Colorado becomes 38th state on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history wild Bill Hickok shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's   

Aug 02   Wild Bill Hickok draws the Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights, when he was shot on this day in history.   

Aug 02   On this day in history wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's   

Aug 05   Mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History) on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I) on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1876 the birth of Mata Hari, Dutch born dancer and spy   

Aug 08   Dan O'Leacy completes 500 mile walk in 139h32m on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Thomas Edison patents mimeograph on this day in history.   

Aug 10   1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1876 mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery writer (Miss Pinkerton)   

Aug 12   On this day in history off Newport Rhode Island, the US yacht Madeleine beats the Countess Dufferin from Toronto in two straight heats in the 4th America's Cup.   

Aug 13   Reciprocity Treaty between US & Hawaii ratified on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1922-34)   

Aug 14   In the year 1876 prairie View State University forms   

Aug 15   In the year 1876 aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist   

Aug 15   US law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth in the year 1876.   

Aug 16   The opera "Siegfried" is produced (Bayreuth) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33) in the year 1876.   

Aug 17   Opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth in the year 1876.   

Aug 19   George Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam, 2 killed on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Charles F Kettering, Ohio, inventor (auto self-starter) in the year 1876.   

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

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

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 in the year 1876.   

Jan 07   In the year 1876 death of juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807)   

Jan 09   In the year 1876 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   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 on this day in history.   

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.