Page 5: Historical Events In 1877

Jul 05   On this day in history wanda A Landowska, Warsaw Poland, harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne)   

Jul 06   In the year 1877 david Stanley Smith, composer   

Jul 09   1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history the then villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.   

Jul 13   Karl Erb, German tenor in the year 1877.   

Jul 13   Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 in the year 1877.   

Jul 14   General strike brings US railroad to a stand still in the year 1877.   

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) in the year 1877.   

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

Jul 20   Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 on this day in history.   

Jul 21   -27] US army breaks railroad strike in the year 1877.   

Jul 23   On this day in history 1st US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations   

Jul 23   The first telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed in the year 1877.   

Jul 23   On this day in history the first US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations   

Jul 24   In the year 1877 1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers   

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   In the year 1877 sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes   

Aug 02   In the year 1877 sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes   

Aug 03   On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1877 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.   

Aug 10   Rudolf Hilferding, German economist/SPD-minister of Finance in the year 1877.   

Aug 11   Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954) in the year 1877.   

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

Aug 12   On this day in history james Drummond, historical painter, dies   

Aug 12   On this day in history thomas Edison invents Edisonphone, a sound recording device   

Aug 12   Thomas Edison invents the Edisonphone, a sound recording device in the year 1877.   

Aug 16   On this day in history karl L Hoschna, composer   

Aug 17   In the year 1877 asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Phobos   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1877 birth of hans Jelmoli, composer   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   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   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   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   Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1877.