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 in the year 1877.  

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

Jan 07   Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1877 uS Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 18   In the year 1877 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 in the year 1877.  

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

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   On this day in history storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces  

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

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

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

Feb 01   Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer in the year 1877.  

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

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

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

Feb 09   In the year 1877 uS weather service established  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 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   Hans Jelmoli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82  

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

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

Mar 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1877 crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52