Historical Events In 1877

Mar 18   President Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Washington DC on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match on this day in history.   

Mar 19   On this day in history australia beat England by 45 runs in very first Test match   

Mar 24   University boat race between Oxford & Cambridge ends in a dead heat on this day in history.   

Mar 24   University boat race between Oxford &Cambridge ends in a dead heat on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1877 walter Bagehot, English economist/critic/banker, dies at 51   

Mar 25   In the year 1877 australian immigrants' friend, Caroline Chisholm, dies in London.   

Mar 28   In the year 1877 vincenzo Fioravanti, composer, dies at 77   

Mar 31   In the year 1877 antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75   

Mar 31   British high director/Governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history 1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn   

Apr 02   On this day in history arnold Schering, German musicologist (Humor, Heldentum, Tragik)   

Apr 02   On this day in history the first Easter egg roll held on White House lawn   

Apr 07   In the year 1877 errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63   

Apr 10   In the year 1877 1st human cannonball act performed in London   

Apr 10   Alfred Kubin, writer on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1877 federal troops withdrawn from Columbia SC   

Apr 12   British annex Transvaal, in South Africa in the year 1877.   

Apr 13   A US newspaper, the Fort Benton Record, coins a slogan for the RCMP "They always get their man." Gee I always thought it was a Canadian eh saying on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Daniel Plooy, Dutch new testament scholar on this day in history.   

Apr 15   1st telephone installed: Boston-Somerville, Mass on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Ole Evinrude, inventor (outboard marine engine) in the year 1877.   

Apr 19   On this day in history opera "Les Cloches de Cornerville" is produced (Paris)   

Apr 19   The opera "Les Cloches de Cornerville" is produced (Paris) in the year 1877.   

Apr 23   On this day in history arthur Farwell, composer   

Apr 24   Charles Cuvillier, composer in the year 1877.   

Apr 24   Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   Opera "Le Roi de Lahore" is produced (Paris) on this day in history.   

May 04   Arthur Lang, US, boxer/businessman (Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115) on this day in history.   

May 05   Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles in the year 1877.   

May 07   On this day in history cin Enquirer, 1st uses term "Bullpen" to indicate foul territory   

May 08   1st Westminster Dog Show held in the year 1877.   

May 08   The first Westminster Dog Show held on this day in history.   

May 09   Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born in the year 1877.   

Jan 04   In the year 1877 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   On this day in history birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)   

Jan 17   In the year 1877 birth of hans Jelmoli, composer   

Jan 17   May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died in the year 1877.   

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

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   On this day in history crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52