Historical Events In 1877

Jan 01   England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India in the year 1877.  

Jan 02   In the year 1877 slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)  

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

Jan 04   Cornerlius Vanderbilt, millionaire entrepreneur and the richest man in the world at the time of his death, dies in the year 1877.  

Jan 04   On this day in history gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 07   In the year 1877 johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)  

Jan 08   Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory) in the year 1877.  

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

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

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

Jan 15   US Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens in the year 1877.  

Jan 16   In the year 1877 color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop  

Jan 17   Hans Jelmoli, composer in the year 1877.  

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

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   In the year 1877 arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices.  

Jan 22   Hjalmar Schacht, president of German Reichsbank/minister of Economics in the year 1877.  

Jan 25   In the year 1877 congress determines presidential election between Hayes-Tilden  

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

Jan 30   Storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1877 max Ettlinger, German philosopher  

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

Feb 01   Plague in Russian Empire in the year 1877.  

Feb 01   Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 03   On this day in history the piano piece 'chopsticks' is copyrighted  

Feb 07   In the year 1877 1st Guernsey Cattle Club organizes (NYC)  

Feb 07   Feliks Nowowiejski, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 09   On this day in history uS weather service established  

Feb 12   On this day in history 1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston & Salem, Mass  

Feb 12   American railroad workers strike against wage reduction on this day in history.  

Feb 12   First news dispatch by telephone, between Boston &Salem MA in the year 1877.  

Feb 13   Jazeps Medins, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune) on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)  

Jan 04   Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 07   In the year 1877 birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)  

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

Jan 12   Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934) was born in the year 1877.  

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)  

Jan 04   In the year 1877 cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1877 pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 24   In the year 1877 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   In the year 1877 hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42  

Mar 09   On this day in history mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58  

Mar 12   On this day in history crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52