Page 5: Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate in the year 1876.   

Jun 12   On this day in history narciso Garay, composer   

Jun 14   1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics) in the year 1876.   

Jun 14   California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise on this day in history.   

Jun 15   On this day in history sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention   

Jun 15   On this day in history sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention   

Jun 17   1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   August Rockel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jun 21   Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1876 willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast)   

Jun 23   Irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest) on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn on this day in history.   

Jun 25   In the year 1876 custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn   

Jun 25   Indian Chief Crazy Horse won the twohour Battle of Little Bighorn, Montana, wiping out the army of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Custer, who led the battle against the Sioux Indian encampment, was among the 200+ casualties. Ironically, the only survivor of Custer’s forces was a horse, Comanche in the year 1876.   

Jun 26   Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears) in the year 1876.   

Jun 27   On this day in history 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics)   

Jun 27   Christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jun 28   August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59 in the year 1876.   

Jun 29   Nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a gov (Wyoming, 1925-27) on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history serbia declares war on Turkey   

Jul 01   Through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible in the year 1876.   

Jul 02   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) in the year 1876.   

Jul 03   On this day in history montenegro declares war on Turkey   

Jul 04   1st public exhibition of electric light in SF in the year 1876.   

Jul 04   On this day in history the first public exhibition of electric light in SF   

Jul 04   William Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone) on this day in history.   

Jul 08   On this day in history josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78   

Jul 08   White terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5 in the year 1876.   

Jul 09   Black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72   

Jul 12   Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva in the year 1876.   

Jul 12   The birth of Max Jacob, French poet in the year 1876.   

Jul 13   29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument) was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 01   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1876 birth of wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)   

Jan 07   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Hans Bethge, writer was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 10   Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 11   Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971) was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807)   

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died in the year 1876.   

Jan 10   Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70 in the year 1876.   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)   

Feb 03   Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83 in the year 1876.   

Feb 10   In the year 1876 johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43   

Feb 21   On this day in history henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 24   On this day in history jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67