Page 6: Historical Events In 1876

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1876 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   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   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   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   In the year 1876 mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I)   

Aug 07   On this day in history the birth of Mata Hari, Dutch born dancer and spy   

Aug 08   On this day in history dan O'Leacy completes 500 mile walk in 139h32m   

Aug 08   In the year 1876 thomas Edison patents mimeograph   

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

Aug 12   In the year 1876 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   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   In the year 1876 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 in the year 1876.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 01   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)   

Jan 05   Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer   

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

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

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   On this day in history death of samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801)   

Jan 10   In the year 1876 charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70   

Jan 15   In the year 1876 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   In the year 1876 henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 24   On this day in history jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67