Historical Events In 1877

Oct 05   On this day in history chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perce War  

Oct 05   In the year 1877 chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perc‚ War  

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   On this day in history american Humane Association organizes (Cleveland)  

Oct 09   In the year 1877 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   General Custer's funeral is held at West Point in the year 1877.  

Oct 11   In the year 1877 john Parsons Beach, composer  

Oct 13   On this day in history bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly)  

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

Oct 15   45th Congress (1877-79) convenes on this day in history.  

Oct 16   In the year 1877 john Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83  

Oct 17   Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa in the year 1877.  

Oct 18   In the year 1877 florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society  

Oct 20   Franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres in the year 1877.  

Oct 20   Josephine McGill, composer in the year 1877.  

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 in the year 1877.  

Oct 24   Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 25   On this day in history henry Norris Russell, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)  

Oct 28   In the year 1877 johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45  

Oct 29   On this day in history wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930)  

Nov 01   In the year 1877 dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns  

Nov 01   In the year 1877 roger Quilter, British composer  

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

Nov 07   In the year 1877 henry Balfour Gardiner, composer  

Nov 09   Allama Iqbal, Pakistani poet/philosopher in the year 1877.  

Nov 09   On this day in history american Chemical Society chartered in NY  

Nov 13   Pietro Coppola, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Nov 14   On this day in history rené de Clerq, Flemish poet/author (Emergency Horn)  

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

Nov 18   On this day in history arthur C Pigou, English economist (Wealth & welfare)  

Nov 21   Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer in the year 1877.  

Nov 21   Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention on this day in history.  

Nov 21   In the year 1877 tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention (phonograph)  

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Jan 02   Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1877 birth of gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera)  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799)  

Jan 11   Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 24   Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died on this day in history.  

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   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.