Historical Events In 1877

Jan 01   England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India   

Jan 02   Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906).   

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82   

Jan 04   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).   

Jan 07   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).   

Jan 10   Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator).   

Jan 11   Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 15   Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test).   

Jan 15   US Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens   

Jan 16   Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop.   

Jan 17   Hans Jelmoli, composer.   

Jan 18   Samuel Zemurray, U.S. businessman (d.1961)   

Jan 19   Charles Coburn, Savannah Ga, actor (Devil and Miss Jones)   

Jan 20   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   

Jan 22   Hjalmar Schacht, president of German Reichsbank/minister of Economics   

Jan 25   Congress determines presidential election between Hayes-Tilden   

Jan 26   Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter.   

Jan 30   Storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces   

Jan 31   Max Ettlinger, German philosopher   

Feb 01   Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 01   Plague in Russian Empire   

Feb 01   Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer.   

Feb 03   The piano piece 'chopsticks' is copyrighted.   

Feb 07   1st Guernsey Cattle Club organizes (NYC).   

Feb 07   Feliks Nowowiejski, composer.   

Feb 09   US weather service established.   

Feb 12   1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston and Salem, Mass   

Feb 12   American railroad workers strike against wage reduction.   

Feb 12   inaugural news dispatch by telephone, between Boston and Salem MA   

Feb 13   Jazeps Medins, composer   

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

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Jan 02   Slava raskaj: Croatian painter   

Jan 04   Gibson gowland: England, actor (blind husbands, phantom of the opera)   

Jan 07   Johannes f buziau: Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)   

Jan 10   Frederick gardner cottrell: Inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)   

Jan 12   Frank j. corr: American politician    

Jan 15   Lewis m terman: Ind, psychologist (developed stanford-binet iq test)   

Jan 17   Hans jelmoli: Composer   

Jan 17   May gibbs: Australian children's author   

Jan 04   Cornelius vanderbilt: Us robber baron,    

Jan 09   Alexander brullov: Russia painter (b. 1799)   

Jan 11   Pietro romani: Composer,    

Jan 24   Johann christian poggendorff: German physicist (b. 1796)   

Feb 01   Joseph-leon gatayes: Composer,    

Mar 04   Hendrik e van rijgersma: Dutch governor (st maarten),    

Mar 09   Mark prager lindo: English/dutch author (neth spectator),   

Mar 12   Crystobal oudrid y segura: Composer,