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) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1877 frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 17   In the year 1877 hans Jelmoli, composer   

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   On this day in history ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses)   

Jan 22   In the year 1877 arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices.   

Jan 22   In the year 1877 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   Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter on this day in history.   

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

Jan 31   Max Ettlinger, German philosopher on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1877 joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 01   Plague in Russian Empire on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   In the year 1877 the piano piece 'chopsticks' is copyrighted   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history feliks Nowowiejski, composer   

Feb 09   US weather service established on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history american railroad workers strike against wage reduction   

Feb 12   In the year 1877 first news dispatch by telephone, between Boston &Salem MA   

Feb 13   Jazeps Medins, composer in the year 1877.   

Feb 17   Henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune) in the year 1877.   

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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   On this day in history birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   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   Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1877 death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)   

Feb 01   Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1877 hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42   

Mar 09   In the year 1877 mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58   

Mar 12   Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1877.