Historical Events In 1877

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

Nov 24   Alben W Barkley, Graves County Ky, (35th Vice Pres-D-1949-53) on this day in history.  

Nov 25   Harley Granville-Barker, London, dramatist/producer/critic on this day in history.  

Nov 27   In the year 1877 burkina adopts its constitution  

Nov 29   Thomas Edison demonstrates hand-cranked phonograph on this day in history.  

Nov 29   On this day in history thomas Edison demonstrates the hand-cranked phonograph  

Dec 02   In the year 1877 camille Saint-Saëns' opera "Samson et Dalila," premieres in Weimar  

Dec 02   In the year 1877 the opera "Samson et Dalila" is produced (Rouen)  

Dec 06   On this day in history 1st sound recording made (Thomas Edison)  

Dec 06   Thomas Edison demonstrates the first gramophone, with a recording of himself reciting 'Mary Had A Little Lamb' in the year 1877.  

Dec 06   In the year 1877 washington Post publishes first edition  

Dec 07   Thomas A Edison demonstrates the gramophone on this day in history.  

Dec 08   On this day in history paul Emile Ladmirault, composer  

Dec 10   On this day in history federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68  

Dec 12   On this day in history jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice, dies at 48  

Dec 13   In the year 1877 mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer  

Dec 14   On this day in history lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys)  

Dec 15   Thomas Edison patents phonograph in the year 1877.  

Dec 16   On this day in history anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres  

Dec 18   In the year 1877 max Pallenberg, Austria, actor (Brave Suender)/husb of Fritzi Massary  

Dec 22   "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass) in the year 1877.  

Dec 22   In the year 1877 endre Ady, Hungary, lyric poet  

Dec 22   On this day in history montreal Quebec-Laval University opens a branch campus in Montreal, later the University of Montreal  

Dec 26   On this day in history socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st natl convention  

Dec 26   On this day in history socialist Labor Party of North America holds first national convention  

Dec 27   Nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Metshty into Zvuki), dies at 56 in the year 1877.  

Dec 28   John Stevens, applies for a patent for his flour rolling mill in the year 1877.  

Dec 28   In the year 1877 john Stevens, WI, applies for patent on flour rolling mill  

Dec 29   On this day in history grand Trunk Railroad workers strike to support fired members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; strike broken by use of militia and unorganized workers.  

Dec 29   In the year 1877 willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies  

Dec 30   Johnannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna in the year 1877.  

Dec 31   Alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64 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   On this day in history birth of gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 07   Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   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   Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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