Page 5: Historical Events In 1877

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 19   In the year 1877 1st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall (61 62 64)   

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   1st US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jul 24   The first time federal troops are used to combat strikers in the year 1877.   

Jul 26   On this day in history hubert Ahaus, missionary (Harvest Fields)   

Aug 01   In the year 1877 charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain)   

Aug 01   In the year 1877 sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes   

Aug 02   SF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes in the year 1877.   

Aug 03   In the year 1877 karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75   

Aug 05   Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo on this day in history.   

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

Aug 11   Asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history karl L Hoschna, composer   

Aug 17   Asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Phobos on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born in the year 1877.   

Jan 04   Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1877 birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)   

Jan 10   In the year 1877 birth of frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)   

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   May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

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   Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1877 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.