Page 7: Historical Events In 1877

Oct 04   Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexico, revolutionary rebel [or 6/25] on this day in history.   

Oct 05   In the year 1877 chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perce War   

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

Oct 05   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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1877 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   In the year 1877 john Parsons Beach, composer   

Oct 13   Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly) in the year 1877.   

Oct 14   On this day in history antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68   

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

Oct 16   On this day in history john Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83   

Oct 17   Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa in the year 1877.   

Oct 18   In the year 1877 florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society   

Oct 20   Franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres on this day in history.   

Oct 20   On this day in history josephine McGill, composer   

Oct 22   On this day in history 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.   

Oct 24   In the year 1877 pavel Grigor'yevich, composer   

Oct 25   On this day in history henry Norris Russell, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)   

Oct 28   On this day in history johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45   

Oct 29   Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) in the year 1877.   

Nov 01   On this day in history dutch govt of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns   

Nov 01   Roger Quilter, British composer in the year 1877.   

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

Nov 07   On this day in history henry Balfour Gardiner, composer   

Nov 09   On this day in history allama Iqbal, Pakistani poet/philosopher   

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

Nov 13   On this day in history pietro Coppola, composer, dies at 83   

Nov 14   René de Clerq, Flemish poet/author (Emergency Horn) in the year 1877.   

Nov 17   Gilbert/Sullivans operette "Sorcerer," premieres in London in the year 1877.   

Nov 18   On this day in history arthur C Pigou, English economist (Wealth & welfare)   

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 in the year 1877.   

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   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   In the year 1877 birth of hans Jelmoli, composer   

Jan 17   May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born in the year 1877.   

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 in the year 1877.   

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

Feb 01   In the year 1877 joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71   

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