Page 7: Historical Events In 1877

Oct 05   Chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perce War   

Oct 05   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   

Oct 09   American Humane Association organized in Cleveland   

Oct 09   American Humane Association organizes (Cleveland).   

Oct 09   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 inaugural locomotive in Manitoba and on the Prairies   

Oct 10   General Custer's funeral is held at West Point.   

Oct 11   John Parsons Beach, composer.   

Oct 13   Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly)   

Oct 14   Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68.   

Oct 15   45th Congress (1877-79) convenes   

Oct 16   John Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83   

Oct 17   Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa.   

Oct 18   Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society.   

Oct 20   Franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres   

Oct 20   Josephine McGill, composer.   

Oct 22   The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland results in the deaths of 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   

Oct 24   Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer   

Oct 25   Henry Norris Russell, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram).   

Oct 28   Johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45   

Oct 29   Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks and Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930).   

Nov 01   Dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden steps down.   

Nov 01   Roger Quilter, British composer.   

Nov 02   Claire McDowell, NYC, actress (Big Parade)   

Nov 07   Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer   

Nov 09   Allama Iqbal, Pakistani poet/philosopher   

Nov 09   American Chemical Society chartered in NY.   

Nov 13   Pietro Coppola, composer, dies at 83.   

Nov 14   René de Clerq, Flemish poet/author (Emergency Horn).   

Nov 17   Gilbert/Sullivans operette "Sorcerer," premieres in London   

Nov 18   Arthur C Pigou, English economist (Wealth and welfare).   

Nov 21   Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer   

Nov 21   Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention (phonograph)   

Nov 21   Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention   

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Jan 02   Slava raskaj: Croatian painter   

Jan 04   Gibson gowland: England, actor (blind husbands, phantom of the opera)   

Jan 07   Johannes f buziau: Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)   

Jan 10   Frederick gardner cottrell: Inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)   

Jan 12   Frank j. corr: American politician    

Jan 15   Lewis m terman: Ind, psychologist (developed stanford-binet iq test)   

Jan 17   Hans jelmoli: Composer   

Jan 17   May gibbs: Australian children's author    

Jan 04   Cornelius vanderbilt: Us robber baron,    

Jan 09   Alexander brullov: Russia painter (b. 1799)   

Jan 11   Pietro romani: Composer,   

Jan 24   Johann christian poggendorff: German physicist (b. 1796)   

Feb 01   Joseph-leon gatayes: Composer,   

Mar 04   Hendrik e van rijgersma: Dutch governor (st maarten),   

Mar 09   Mark prager lindo: English/dutch author (neth spectator),   

Mar 12   Crystobal oudrid y segura: Composer,