Page 6: Historical Events In 1876

Jul 15   Aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82 in the year 1876.   

Jul 15   Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford in the year 1876.   

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

Jul 20   On this day in history 1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins   

Jul 23   William Gillies Whittaker, composer in the year 1876.   

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   On this day in history maria Ouspenskaya, Tula Russia, actress (Waterloo Bridge)   

Jul 31   On this day in history uS Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA)   

Aug 01   On this day in history colorado becomes 38th state   

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

Aug 02   Wild Bill Hickok draws the Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights, when he was shot in the year 1876.   

Aug 02   Wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's in the year 1876.   

Aug 05   In the year 1876 mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History)   

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

Aug 07   The birth of Mata Hari, Dutch born dancer and spy in the year 1876.   

Aug 08   Dan O'Leacy completes 500 mile walk in 139h32m in the year 1876.   

Aug 08   Thomas Edison patents mimeograph in the year 1876.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   In the year 1876 reciprocity Treaty between US & Hawaii ratified   

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

Aug 14   Prairie View State University forms in the year 1876.   

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 on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth on this day in history.   

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

Aug 24   Riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam, 2 killed in the year 1876.   

Aug 29   Charles F Kettering, Ohio, inventor (auto self-starter) on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1876 birth of wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)   

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   In the year 1876 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   Juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807) died in the year 1876.   

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   Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1876.   

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 on this day in history.