Page 5: Historical Events In 1877

Jul 05   Wanda A Landowska, Warsaw Poland, harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne) on this day in history.   

Jul 06   David Stanley Smith, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 09   In the year 1877 1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held   

Jul 09   The All-England Croquet Club at Wimbledon staged the world's first lawn tennis championship on on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1877 the then villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.   

Jul 13   Karl Erb, German tenor on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history general strike brings US railroad to a stand still   

Jul 16   Béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit) in the year 1877.   

Jul 19   1st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall (61 62 64) on this day in history.   

Jul 19   In the year 1877 the first Wimbledon tennis championships held   

Jul 20   On this day in history military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9   

Jul 21   -27] US army breaks railroad strike on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1877 1st US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations   

Jul 23   On this day in history the first telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed   

Jul 23   The first US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations in the year 1877.   

Jul 24   1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers on this day in history.   

Jul 24   On this day in history the first time federal troops are used to combat strikers   

Jul 26   Hubert Ahaus, missionary (Harvest Fields) in the year 1877.   

Aug 01   Charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain) in the year 1877.   

Aug 01   SF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes in the year 1877.   

Aug 02   On this day in history sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes   

Aug 03   Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo   

Aug 10   Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians in the year 1877.   

Aug 10   First use of the telephone to dispatch trains. This was at the Caledonia Mine at Glace Bay on the Sydney Mines Railway. One of the owners was Gardiner G. Hubbard who was the father in law of Alexander Graham Bell who installed two telephones to control train movements in the year 1877.   

Aug 10   Rudolf Hilferding, German economist/SPD-minister of Finance on this day in history.   

Aug 11   On this day in history adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954)   

Aug 11   In the year 1877 asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos   

Aug 12   James Drummond, historical painter, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1877 thomas Edison invents Edisonphone, a sound recording device   

Aug 12   In the year 1877 thomas Edison invents the Edisonphone, a sound recording device   

Aug 16   Karl L Hoschna, composer in the year 1877.   

Aug 17   Asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Phobos in the year 1877.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of hans Jelmoli, composer   

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

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

Jan 09   Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died in the year 1877.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1877 death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.