Historical Events In 1876

Jul 15   On this day in history aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82   

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

Jul 17   In the year 1876 maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat   

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   Thomas Molleson Mudie, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Ernest Schelling, Belvidere NJ, composer/conductor (Victory Ball) in the year 1876.   

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   In the year 1876 colorado becomes 38th state   

Aug 01   In the year 1876 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   In the year 1876 wild Bill Hickok draws the Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights, when he was shot   

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   On this day in history mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I)   

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   On this day in history thomas Edison patents mimeograph   

Aug 10   1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada in the year 1876.   

Aug 12   On this day in history madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup   

Aug 12   Mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery writer (Miss Pinkerton) on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Off Newport Rhode Island, the US yacht Madeleine beats the Countess Dufferin from Toronto in two straight heats in the 4th America's Cup in the year 1876.   

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

Aug 14   Alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1922-34) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1876 prairie View State University forms   

Aug 15   Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist in the year 1876.   

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

Aug 16   In the year 1876 opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth   

Aug 16   On this day in history the opera "Siegfried" is produced (Bayreuth)   

Aug 17   In the year 1876 eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1876 george Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36   

Aug 24   On this day in history riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam, 2 killed   

Aug 29   In the year 1876 charles F Kettering, Ohio, inventor (auto self-starter)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1876 birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)   

Jan 07   In the year 1876 birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer   

Jan 09   In the year 1876 birth of hans Bethge, writer   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)   

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

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   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.