Historical Events In 1877

Jan 01   England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) in the year 1877.  

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history cornerlius Vanderbilt, millionaire entrepreneur and the richest man in the world at the time of his death, dies.  

Jan 04   Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) in the year 1877.  

Jan 08   On this day in history crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory).  

Jan 10   Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) in the year 1877.  

Jan 11   On this day in history pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 15   Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) in the year 1877.  

Jan 15   On this day in history uS Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens  

Jan 16   On this day in history color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop  

Jan 17   On this day in history hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 18   Samuel Zemurray, U.S. businessman (d.1961) on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Charles Coburn, Savannah Ga, actor (Devil & Miss Jones) on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) in the year 1877.  

Jan 22   On this day in history arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices.  

Jan 22   On this day in history hjalmar Schacht, president of German Reichsbank/minister of Economics  

Jan 25   Congress determines presidential election between Hayes-Tilden on this day in history.  

Jan 26   On this day in history kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter  

Jan 30   On this day in history storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces  

Jan 31   Max Ettlinger, German philosopher in the year 1877.  

Feb 01   Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1877.  

Feb 01   On this day in history thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer  

Feb 03   The piano piece 'chopsticks' is copyrighted on this day in history.  

Feb 07   On this day in history 1st Guernsey Cattle Club organizes (NYC)  

Feb 07   In the year 1877 feliks Nowowiejski, composer  

Feb 09   In the year 1877 uS weather service established  

Feb 12   In the year 1877 1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston & Salem, Mass  

Feb 12   In the year 1877 american railroad workers strike against wage reduction  

Feb 12   On this day in history first news dispatch by telephone, between Boston &Salem MA  

Feb 13   In the year 1877 jazeps Medins, composer  

Feb 17   In the year 1877 henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune)  

Feb 18   In the year 1877 betsy Ranucci-Beckmann, [Theodora], Dutch author/actress (Dead Water)  

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Jan 02   Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 10   Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1877 birth of lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)  

Jan 17   In the year 1877 birth of hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 17   May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died in the year 1877.  

Jan 11   Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)  

Feb 01   On this day in history joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71  

Mar 04   Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Mar 09   Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58 in the year 1877.  

Mar 12   Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.