Page 5: Historical Events In 1877

Jul 05   In the year 1877 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65   

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

Jul 16   On this day in history béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)   

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

Jul 19   The first Wimbledon tennis championships held in the year 1877.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 23   The first telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   SF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 12   In the year 1877 james Drummond, historical painter, dies   

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

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

Aug 16   In the year 1877 karl L Hoschna, composer   

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1877 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   On this day in history birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)   

Jan 10   Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) was born in the year 1877.   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)   

Jan 17   Hans Jelmoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1877 death of alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799)   

Jan 11   On this day in history pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 24   Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died in the year 1877.   

Feb 01   On this day in history joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71   

Mar 04   Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 in the year 1877.   

Mar 09   Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52