Historical Events In 1877

Jul 05   Wanda A Landowska, Warsaw Poland, harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne) on this day in history.   

Jul 06   David Stanley Smith, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 09   In the year 1877 1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held   

Jul 09   The All-England Croquet Club at Wimbledon staged the world's first lawn tennis championship on in the year 1877.   

Jul 10   On this day in history the then villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.   

Jul 13   On this day in history karl Erb, German tenor   

Jul 13   Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 in the year 1877.   

Jul 14   In the year 1877 general strike brings US railroad to a stand still   

Jul 16   On this day in history béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)   

Jul 19   In the year 1877 1st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall (61 62 64)   

Jul 19   On this day in history the first Wimbledon tennis championships held   

Jul 20   Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 in the year 1877.   

Jul 21   -27] US army breaks railroad strike in the year 1877.   

Jul 23   1st US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations in the year 1877.   

Jul 23   The first telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed in the year 1877.   

Jul 23   The first US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations on this day in history.   

Jul 24   In the year 1877 1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers   

Jul 24   In the year 1877 the first time federal troops are used to combat strikers   

Jul 26   Hubert Ahaus, missionary (Harvest Fields) in the year 1877.   

Aug 01   Charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain) on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes   

Aug 02   On this day in history sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes   

Aug 03   Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo   

Aug 10   Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians in the year 1877.   

Aug 10   First use of the telephone to dispatch trains. This was at the Caledonia Mine at Glace Bay on the Sydney Mines Railway. One of the owners was Gardiner G. Hubbard who was the father in law of Alexander Graham Bell who installed two telephones to control train movements on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history rudolf Hilferding, German economist/SPD-minister of Finance   

Aug 11   Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954) in the year 1877.   

Aug 11   Asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos on this day in history.   

Aug 12   On this day in history james Drummond, historical painter, dies   

Aug 12   In the year 1877 thomas Edison invents Edisonphone, a sound recording device   

Aug 12   In the year 1877 thomas Edison invents the Edisonphone, a sound recording device   

Aug 16   Karl L Hoschna, composer in the year 1877.   

Aug 17   On this day in history asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Phobos   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)   

Jan 04   Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1877.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1877 birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)   

Jan 15   Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Hans Jelmoli, composer was born in the year 1877.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   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