Page 6: Historical Events In 1876

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1876 william Gillies Whittaker, composer   

Jul 24   On this day in history thomas Molleson Mudie, composer, dies at 66   

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

Jul 29   On this day in history maria Ouspenskaya, Tula Russia, actress (Waterloo Bridge)   

Jul 31   In the year 1876 uS Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA)   

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

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   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 05   On this day in history mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History)   

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

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   On this day in history thomas Edison patents mimeograph   

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

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

Aug 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history reciprocity Treaty between US & Hawaii ratified   

Aug 14   Alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1922-34) in the year 1876.   

Aug 14   On this day in history prairie View State University forms   

Aug 15   In the year 1876 aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist   

Aug 15   On this day in history uS law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find   

Aug 16   Opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth on this day in history.   

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

Aug 17   Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1876 opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth   

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   On this day in history 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   Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60) was born in the year 1876.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Hans Bethge, writer was born in the year 1876.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807) died in the year 1876.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1876 death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)   

Feb 03   In the year 1876 gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83   

Feb 10   Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1876.   

Feb 21   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1876.   

Feb 24   Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on this day in history.