Page 7: Historical Events In 1877

Oct 04   On this day in history pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexico, revolutionary rebel [or 6/25]   

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

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

Oct 05   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1877 american Humane Association organizes (Cleveland)   

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   General Custer's funeral is held at West Point on this day in history.   

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

Oct 13   Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1877.   

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

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 in the year 1877.   

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 in the year 1877.   

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

Oct 25   Henry Norris Russell, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram) on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Roger Quilter, British composer on this day in history.   

Nov 02   In the year 1877 claire McDowell, NYC, actress (Big Parade)   

Nov 07   In the year 1877 henry Balfour Gardiner, composer   

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

Nov 09   American Chemical Society chartered in NY in the year 1877.   

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

Nov 14   In the year 1877 rené de Clerq, Flemish poet/author (Emergency Horn)   

Nov 17   Gilbert/Sullivans operette "Sorcerer," premieres in London on this day in history.   

Nov 18   Arthur C Pigou, English economist (Wealth & welfare) on this day in history.   

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

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

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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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1877 cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82   

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

Jan 11   Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1877.   

Jan 24   In the year 1877 death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)   

Feb 01   Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1877.   

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   In the year 1877 crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52