Historical Events In 1877

Jan 01   On this day in history england's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1877 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   Arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1877.  

Jan 26   Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces in the year 1877.  

Jan 31   On this day in history max Ettlinger, German philosopher  

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

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

Feb 01   In the year 1877 thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer  

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

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

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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1877 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 in the year 1877.  

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1877 birth of gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera)  

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

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   Hans Jelmoli, composer was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 17   May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born in the year 1877.  

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 in the year 1877.  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799)  

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

Jan 24   Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died in the year 1877.  

Feb 01   In the year 1877 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