Historical Events In 1877

Jan 01   In the year 1877 england's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India  

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   Cornerlius Vanderbilt, millionaire entrepreneur and the richest man in the world at the time of his death, dies on this day in history.  

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

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) on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 15   On this day in history lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)  

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

Jan 16   Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop in the year 1877.  

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) in the year 1877.  

Jan 20   On this day in history ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses)  

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

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

Jan 25   On this day in history congress determines presidential election between Hayes-Tilden  

Jan 26   In the year 1877 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Feb 07   Feliks Nowowiejski, composer in the year 1877.  

Feb 09   On this day in history uS weather service established  

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

Feb 12   American railroad workers strike against wage reduction in the year 1877.  

Feb 12   First news dispatch by telephone, between Boston &Salem MA on this day in history.  

Feb 13   In the year 1877 jazeps Medins, composer  

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

Feb 18   On this day in history betsy Ranucci-Beckmann, [Theodora], Dutch author/actress (Dead Water)  

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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   Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)  

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

Jan 17   Hans Jelmoli, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1877 birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1877 death of alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799)  

Jan 11   Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1877.  

Jan 24   Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died on this day in history.  

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

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.