Historical Events In 1877

Mar 18   On this day in history president Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Washington DC  

Mar 19   Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match on this day in history.  

Mar 19   In the year 1877 australia beat England by 45 runs in very first Test match  

Mar 24   University boat race between Oxford & Cambridge ends in a dead heat on this day in history.  

Mar 24   On this day in history university boat race between Oxford &Cambridge ends in a dead heat  

Mar 24   Walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Mar 25   In the year 1877 australian immigrants' friend, Caroline Chisholm, dies in London.  

Mar 28   On this day in history vincenzo Fioravanti, composer, dies at 77  

Mar 31   On this day in history antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75  

Mar 31   British high director/Governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown in the year 1877.  

Apr 02   1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn on this day in history.  

Apr 02   Arnold Schering, German musicologist (Humor, Heldentum, Tragik) in the year 1877.  

Apr 02   The first Easter egg roll held on White House lawn on this day in history.  

Apr 07   Errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 10   In the year 1877 1st human cannonball act performed in London  

Apr 10   Alfred Kubin, writer on this day in history.  

Apr 10   On this day in history federal troops withdrawn from Columbia SC  

Apr 12   On this day in history british annex Transvaal, in South Africa  

Apr 13   A US newspaper, the Fort Benton Record, coins a slogan for the RCMP "They always get their man." Gee I always thought it was a Canadian eh saying in the year 1877.  

Apr 14   Daniel Plooy, Dutch new testament scholar in the year 1877.  

Apr 15   On this day in history 1st telephone installed: Boston-Somerville, Mass  

Apr 19   In the year 1877 ole Evinrude, inventor (outboard marine engine)  

Apr 19   Opera "Les Cloches de Cornerville" is produced (Paris) on this day in history.  

Apr 19   On this day in history the opera "Les Cloches de Cornerville" is produced (Paris)  

Apr 23   On this day in history arthur Farwell, composer  

Apr 24   Charles Cuvillier, composer in the year 1877.  

Apr 24   On this day in history last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans)  

Apr 27   On this day in history opera "Le Roi de Lahore" is produced (Paris)  

May 04   Arthur Lang, US, boxer/businessman (Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115) in the year 1877.  

May 05   Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles on this day in history.  

May 07   Cin Enquirer, 1st uses term "Bullpen" to indicate foul territory on this day in history.  

May 08   On this day in history 1st Westminster Dog Show held  

May 08   The first Westminster Dog Show held on this day in history.  

May 09   Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   On this day in history hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42  

Mar 09   Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58 in the year 1877.  

Mar 12   In the year 1877 crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52