Historical Events In 1877

Oct 04   Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexico, revolutionary rebel [or 6/25] on this day in history.  

Oct 05   Chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perce War on this day in history.  

Oct 05   Chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perc‚ War on this day in history.  

Oct 05   From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever" With those words, Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians surrendered to the U.S. Cavalry in the year 1877.  

Oct 09   In the year 1877 american Humane Association organized in Cleveland  

Oct 09   American Humane Association organizes (Cleveland) in the year 1877.  

Oct 09   On this day in history locomotive Countess of Dufferin arrives at St. Boniface on a barge towed by the steamer "Selkirk". It was brought in by the contractor Joseph Whitehead to work on the Selkirk - Emerson line and was the first locomotive in Manitoba and on the Prairies.  

Oct 10   In the year 1877 general Custer's funeral is held at West Point  

Oct 11   On this day in history john Parsons Beach, composer  

Oct 13   Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly) in the year 1877.  

Oct 14   Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 15   In the year 1877 45th Congress (1877-79) convenes  

Oct 16   John Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83 in the year 1877.  

Oct 17   Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa on this day in history.  

Oct 18   Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society on this day in history.  

Oct 20   In the year 1877 franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres  

Oct 20   Josephine McGill, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 22   The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners. Those widows and orphans who were unable to support themselves were evicted by the mine owners and likely sent to the Poor House on this day in history.  

Oct 24   On this day in history pavel Grigor'yevich, composer  

Oct 25   Henry Norris Russell, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram) in the year 1877.  

Oct 28   Johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Oct 29   Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) in the year 1877.  

Nov 01   Dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns in the year 1877.  

Nov 01   Roger Quilter, British composer in the year 1877.  

Nov 02   Claire McDowell, NYC, actress (Big Parade) in the year 1877.  

Nov 07   Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Allama Iqbal, Pakistani poet/philosopher on this day in history.  

Nov 09   American Chemical Society chartered in NY on this day in history.  

Nov 13   Pietro Coppola, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1877.  

Nov 14   René de Clerq, Flemish poet/author (Emergency Horn) on this day in history.  

Nov 17   Gilbert/Sullivans operette "Sorcerer," premieres in London in the year 1877.  

Nov 18   Arthur C Pigou, English economist (Wealth & welfare) in the year 1877.  

Nov 21   Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 21   Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention in the year 1877.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1877 birth of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)  

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of hans Jelmoli, composer  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   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.