The Reichsbank, the central bank of the German Empire, opens in Berlin
The Reichsbank, the central bank of the German Empire, opens in Berlin
Year in History
Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1876. This year saw 84 significant events. 6 notable figures were born. 1 notable figure passed away.
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1876 Timeline
The Reichsbank, the central bank of the German Empire, opens in Berlin
The Reichsbank, the central bank of the German Empire, opens in Berlin
Albert Spalding invests $800 to start a sporting goods company, manufacturing the first official baseball, tennis ball,
Albert Spalding invests $800 to start a sporting goods company, manufacturing the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football
Julius Wolff opens the Wolff & Reesing Cannery, the first US sardine factory, in Eastport, Maine
Julius Wolff opens the Wolff & Reesing Cannery, the first US sardine factory, in Eastport, Maine
Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents, the Supreme Court eventually rules Bell th
Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents, the Supreme Court eventually rules Bell the rightful inventor
Sardines first canned by Julius Wolff in Eastport, Maine
Sardines first canned by Julius Wolff in Eastport, Maine
Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the telephone in the US
This history of the telephone chronicles the development of the electrical telephone, and includes a brief overview of its predecessors.
Amilcare Ponchielli's opera "La Gioconda" premieres in Milan
La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito (as Tobia Gorrio), based on Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1835 play in prose by Victor Hugo (the…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky completes his ballet "Swan Lake"
Swan Lake is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76.
Battle of the Little Bighorn: US 7th Cavalry under Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer is wiped out by Sioux an
Battle of the Little Bighorn: US 7th Cavalry under Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer is wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull in what becomes famously known as "Custer's Last Stand"
Richard Wagner's opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth
Richard Wagner's opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth
Sharp Shooter Annie Oakley weds traveling show marksman Frank E. Butler
Sharp Shooter Annie Oakley weds traveling show marksman Frank E. Butler
Poet Frederic Mistral (46) weds Marie Louise Aimee Rivière
Poet Frederic Mistral (46) weds Marie Louise Aimee Rivière
Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (modern-day Bangladesh), killing an estimated 200,000 people
Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (modern-day Bangladesh), killing an estimated 200,000 people
Johannes Brahms' 1st Symphony in C premieres in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
The Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, is a symphony written by Johannes Brahms. Brahms spent at least fourteen years completing this work, whose sketches date from 1854.
Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers the gold Mask of Agamemnon at Mycenae in modern Greece, known as "the Mona L
Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers the gold Mask of Agamemnon at Mycenae in modern Greece, known as "the Mona Lisa of prehistory"
"Die Afrikaanse Patriot", the first newspaper in Afrikaans, is published in Paarl
Die Afrikaanse Patriot was the first Afrikaans-language newspaper. The first issue was published in Paarl on 15 January 1876.
Baseball's National League forms at the Grand Central Hotel, NYC with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Lo
Baseball's National League forms at the Grand Central Hotel, NYC with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, and St Louis
US President Grant's private secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring
The Whiskey Ring took place from 1871 to 1876 during the Gilded Age, centering in St. Louis during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.
Historic Elm at Boston blown down
Historic Elm at Boston blown down
First sardines canned in US are sold by Julius Wolff in Eastport, Maine
First sardines canned in US are sold by Julius Wolff in Eastport, Maine
Direct telegraph link established between Britain and New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 600 smaller...
Johns Hopkins University opens
Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist best known for funding the establishment of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins...
Guernsey Cattle Club forms (Farmington Conn)
Guernsey Cattle Club forms (Farmington Conn)
US Congress decides to impeach Minister of War Belknap
William Worth Belknap (September 22, 1829 – October 12, 1890) was a lawyer, Union Army officer, government administrator in Iowa, and the 30th United States secretary of war, serving under President...
Nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY)
Nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY)
British high jump champion Marshall Jones Brooks clears 1.83m at Oxford, England for unofficial world record; thought to
British high jump champion Marshall Jones Brooks clears 1.83m at Oxford, England for unofficial world record; thought to be first leap over 6'
Canada's parliament passes the Indian Act to administer status and lands of First Nations People - primarily to assimila
Canada's parliament passes the Indian Act to administer status and lands of First Nations People - primarily to assimilate them [1]
Daniel O'Leary completes a 500 mile walk in 139 hrs 32 min
Daniel O'Leary completes a 500 mile walk in 139 hrs 32 min
First official National League baseball game is played; Boston Red Caps beat Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5 at the Jefferso
First official National League baseball game is played; Boston Red Caps beat Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5 at the Jefferson Street Grounds, Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs 1st NL game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout)
Chicago Cubs 1st NL game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout)
Ross Barnes hits the first home run in the National League
Charles Roscoe Barnes (May 8, 1850 – February 5, 1915) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881), playing second base and...
Centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia
The Centennial International Exhibition, officially the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to...
Amersfoort-Zutphen railway in the Netherlands opens
Apeldoorn railway stationn] ; abbreviation: Apd) is a railway station in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 May 1876, on the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway.
1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14)
1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14)
HMS Challenger returns from 128,000-km oceanographic exploration
HMS Challenger returns from 128,000-km oceanographic exploration
Ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V.
Abdulaziz (Ottoman Turkish: عبد العزيز, romanized: ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; Turkish: Abdülaziz; 8 February 1830 – 4 June 1876) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was...
Hristo Botev, a Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary, is killed in Stara Planina
Hristo Botev, a Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary, is killed in Stara Planina
Lacrosse introduced in Britain and Canada
Lacrosse in England is an amateur sport played mainly by community based clubs and university teams.
Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and
Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City
Bananas become popular in the US at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
Bananas become popular in the US at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics)
1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics)
Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention
Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention
1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)
1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)
1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics)
1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics)
Serbia declares war on Turkey
The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (Serbian Cyrillic: Црногорско-турски рат, romanized: Crnogorsko-turski rat, "Montenegrin-Turkish War"), also known in Montenegro as the Great War (Вељи рат, Velji rat),...
Montenegro declares war on Turkey
The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (Serbian Cyrillic: Црногорско-турски рат, romanized: Crnogorsko-turski rat, "Montenegrin-Turkish War"), also known in Montenegro as the Great War (Вељи рат, Velji rat),...
1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco
1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco
Hamburg massacre: white farmers attack a black militia in Hamburg, South Carolina with 7 killed
Hamburg massacre: white farmers attack a black militia in Hamburg, South Carolina with 7 killed
29th US Postmaster General: James N. Tyner of Indiana takes office
29th US Postmaster General: James N. Tyner of Indiana takes office
British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed
British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed and 40 injured
Baseball's first official no-hitter: George Bradley of the St Louis Brown Stockings no-hits the Hartford Dark Blues, 2-0
The St. Louis Brown Stockings were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1875 to 1877, which competed on the cusps of the existences of two all-professional leagues—the...
First US intercollegiate track meet is held in Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins
First US intercollegiate track meet is held in Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins
US Coast Guard officers' training school is established in New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region, abutting Buzzards Bay.
Colorado becomes the 38th state of the Union
Colorado is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico,...
Dan O'Leary completes a 500-mile walk in 139 hours and 32 minutes
Dan O'Leary completes a 500-mile walk in 139 hours and 32 minutes
First phone call between Brantford and Paris, Canada
First phone call between Brantford and Paris, Canada
Madeline (US) defeats Countess of Dufferin (Canada) in the fourth America's Cup
Madeline (US) defeats Countess of Dufferin (Canada) in the fourth America's Cup
Prairie View State University is formed
Prairie View State University is formed
US law removes Native Americans from Black Hills after discovering gold
The Black Hills gold rush took place in Dakota Territory in the United States. It began in 1874 following the Custer Expedition and reached a peak in 1876–77. Rumors and poorly documented reports of...
Riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam; kills two people
Riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam; kills two people
Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II
Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II
Race riot in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the...
Race riots in South Carolina
The South Carolina civil disturbances of 1876 were a series of race riots and civil unrest related to the Democratic Party's political campaign to take back control from Republicans of the state...
First carpet sweeper patented by Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Bissell Inc., also known as Bissell Homecare, is an American privately owned vacuum cleaner and floor care product manufacturing corporation headquartered in Walker, Michigan.
Ottawa Football Club forms
The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) (French: Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa.
Ottawa Rough Riders play their first game
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded on September 19, 1876.
First Belgian parachute jump (Glorieux)
First Belgian parachute jump (Glorieux)
American Library Association organizes in Philadelphia
The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally.
First two-way telephone conversation over outdoor wires
First two-way telephone conversation over outdoor wires
Race riot in Cainhoy, South Carolina; 5 white people and 1 black person are killed
Race riot in Cainhoy, South Carolina; 5 white people and 1 black person are killed
New Orleans Mint reopens as an assay office
The New Orleans Mint (French: Monnaie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909.
South Carolina Governor Chamberlain sends a company of federal troops to quell racial disturbances in Cainhoy
South Carolina Governor Chamberlain sends a company of federal troops to quell racial disturbances in Cainhoy
King William III of the Netherlands opens the North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden)
The North Sea Canal (Dutch: Noordzeekanaal) is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of...
Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Nyangwe
Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Nyangwe
Edward Bouchet is the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from a US college (Yale)
Edward Bouchet is the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from a US college (Yale)
Skirmish between HM Stanley's expedition & natives
Skirmish between HM Stanley's expedition & natives
Columbia, Harvard & Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Association
The Intercollegiate Football Association (IFA), also known as the American Intercollegiate Football Association, was one of the earliest college football rules-making and scheduling organizations in...
United States Army troops sack Chief Dull Knife's sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River in ret
United States Army troops sack Chief Dull Knife's sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River in retaliation for their defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Daniel Stillson of Massachusetts patents 1st practical pipe wrench
Daniel Stillson of Massachusetts patents 1st practical pipe wrench
1st crematorium in US begins operation, Washington, Pennsylvania
1st crematorium in US begins operation, Washington, Pennsylvania
NY Mutuals & Philadelphia A's expelled from NL for not completing sked
NY Mutuals & Philadelphia A's expelled from NL for not completing sked
Suriname begins compulsory education for children aged 7 to 12
Compulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of all people and is imposed by the government.
Turkey's 1st constitution proclaimed, transferring more power to elected representatives
Turkey's 1st constitution proclaimed, transferring more power to elected representatives
11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula, Ohio, 92 die
The Ashtabula River railroad disaster (also called the Ashtabula horror, the Ashtabula Bridge disaster, and the Ashtabula train disaster) was caused by the collapse of a bridge over the Ashtabula...
Konrad Adenauer is born
Konrad Adenauer is born
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari is born
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian musician, known for italian composer, was born on 1876-01-12. Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (12 January 1876 – 21 January 1948) was an Italian composer and teacher.
Pius XII is born
Pius XII is born
Mata Hari is born
Mata Hari, Dutch musician, known for dutch exotic dancer, was born on 1876-08-07. Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, better known by the stage name Mata Hari, was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who…
Mohammed Ali Jinnah is born
Mohammed Ali Jinnah founder and 1st governor-general of pakistan, known for founder and 1st governor-general of pakistan, was born on 1876-12-25.
Jack London is born
Jack London, American author, journalist and social activist, known for american author, journalist and social activist, was born on 1876-01-12.
George Armstrong Custer dies
George Armstrong Custer, American united states cavalry commander, known for united states cavalry commander, died on 1876-06-25.
Events
Albert Spalding invests $800 to start a sporting goods company, manufacturing the first official baseball, tennis ball,
Albert Spalding invests $800 to start a sporting goods company, manufacturing the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football
Julius Wolff opens the Wolff & Reesing Cannery, the first US sardine factory, in Eastport, Maine
Julius Wolff opens the Wolff & Reesing Cannery, the first US sardine factory, in Eastport, Maine
Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents, the Supreme Court eventually rules Bell th
Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents, the Supreme Court eventually rules Bell the rightful inventor
Sardines first canned by Julius Wolff in Eastport, Maine
Sardines first canned by Julius Wolff in Eastport, Maine
Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the telephone in the US
This history of the telephone chronicles the development of the electrical telephone, and includes a brief overview of its predecessors.
Amilcare Ponchielli's opera "La Gioconda" premieres in Milan
La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito (as Tobia Gorrio), based on Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1835 play in prose by Victor Hugo (the…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky completes his ballet "Swan Lake"
Swan Lake is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76.
Battle of the Little Bighorn: US 7th Cavalry under Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer is wiped out by Sioux an
Battle of the Little Bighorn: US 7th Cavalry under Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer is wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull in what becomes famously known as "Custer's Last Stand"
Richard Wagner's opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth
Richard Wagner's opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth
Sharp Shooter Annie Oakley weds traveling show marksman Frank E. Butler
Sharp Shooter Annie Oakley weds traveling show marksman Frank E. Butler
Poet Frederic Mistral (46) weds Marie Louise Aimee Rivière
Poet Frederic Mistral (46) weds Marie Louise Aimee Rivière
Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (modern-day Bangladesh), killing an estimated 200,000 people
Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (modern-day Bangladesh), killing an estimated 200,000 people
Johannes Brahms' 1st Symphony in C premieres in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
The Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, is a symphony written by Johannes Brahms. Brahms spent at least fourteen years completing this work, whose sketches date from 1854.
Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers the gold Mask of Agamemnon at Mycenae in modern Greece, known as "the Mona L
Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers the gold Mask of Agamemnon at Mycenae in modern Greece, known as "the Mona Lisa of prehistory"
"Die Afrikaanse Patriot", the first newspaper in Afrikaans, is published in Paarl
Die Afrikaanse Patriot was the first Afrikaans-language newspaper. The first issue was published in Paarl on 15 January 1876.
Baseball's National League forms at the Grand Central Hotel, NYC with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Lo
Baseball's National League forms at the Grand Central Hotel, NYC with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, and St Louis
US President Grant's private secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring
The Whiskey Ring took place from 1871 to 1876 during the Gilded Age, centering in St. Louis during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.
Historic Elm at Boston blown down
Historic Elm at Boston blown down
First sardines canned in US are sold by Julius Wolff in Eastport, Maine
First sardines canned in US are sold by Julius Wolff in Eastport, Maine
Direct telegraph link established between Britain and New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 600 smaller...
Johns Hopkins University opens
Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist best known for funding the establishment of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins...
Guernsey Cattle Club forms (Farmington Conn)
Guernsey Cattle Club forms (Farmington Conn)
US Congress decides to impeach Minister of War Belknap
William Worth Belknap (September 22, 1829 – October 12, 1890) was a lawyer, Union Army officer, government administrator in Iowa, and the 30th United States secretary of war, serving under President...
Nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY)
Nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY)
British high jump champion Marshall Jones Brooks clears 1.83m at Oxford, England for unofficial world record; thought to
British high jump champion Marshall Jones Brooks clears 1.83m at Oxford, England for unofficial world record; thought to be first leap over 6'
Canada's parliament passes the Indian Act to administer status and lands of First Nations People - primarily to assimila
Canada's parliament passes the Indian Act to administer status and lands of First Nations People - primarily to assimilate them [1]
Daniel O'Leary completes a 500 mile walk in 139 hrs 32 min
Daniel O'Leary completes a 500 mile walk in 139 hrs 32 min
First official National League baseball game is played; Boston Red Caps beat Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5 at the Jefferso
First official National League baseball game is played; Boston Red Caps beat Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5 at the Jefferson Street Grounds, Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs 1st NL game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout)
Chicago Cubs 1st NL game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout)
Ross Barnes hits the first home run in the National League
Charles Roscoe Barnes (May 8, 1850 – February 5, 1915) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881), playing second base and...
Centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia
The Centennial International Exhibition, officially the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to...
Amersfoort-Zutphen railway in the Netherlands opens
Apeldoorn railway stationn] ; abbreviation: Apd) is a railway station in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 May 1876, on the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway.
1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14)
1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14)
HMS Challenger returns from 128,000-km oceanographic exploration
HMS Challenger returns from 128,000-km oceanographic exploration
Ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V.
Abdulaziz (Ottoman Turkish: عبد العزيز, romanized: ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; Turkish: Abdülaziz; 8 February 1830 – 4 June 1876) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was...
Hristo Botev, a Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary, is killed in Stara Planina
Hristo Botev, a Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary, is killed in Stara Planina
Lacrosse introduced in Britain and Canada
Lacrosse in England is an amateur sport played mainly by community based clubs and university teams.
Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and
Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City
Bananas become popular in the US at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
Bananas become popular in the US at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics)
1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics)
Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention
Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention
1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)
1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)
1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics)
1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics)
Serbia declares war on Turkey
The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (Serbian Cyrillic: Црногорско-турски рат, romanized: Crnogorsko-turski rat, "Montenegrin-Turkish War"), also known in Montenegro as the Great War (Вељи рат, Velji rat),...
Montenegro declares war on Turkey
The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (Serbian Cyrillic: Црногорско-турски рат, romanized: Crnogorsko-turski rat, "Montenegrin-Turkish War"), also known in Montenegro as the Great War (Вељи рат, Velji rat),...
1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco
1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco
Hamburg massacre: white farmers attack a black militia in Hamburg, South Carolina with 7 killed
Hamburg massacre: white farmers attack a black militia in Hamburg, South Carolina with 7 killed
29th US Postmaster General: James N. Tyner of Indiana takes office
29th US Postmaster General: James N. Tyner of Indiana takes office
British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed
British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed and 40 injured
Baseball's first official no-hitter: George Bradley of the St Louis Brown Stockings no-hits the Hartford Dark Blues, 2-0
The St. Louis Brown Stockings were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1875 to 1877, which competed on the cusps of the existences of two all-professional leagues—the...
First US intercollegiate track meet is held in Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins
First US intercollegiate track meet is held in Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins
US Coast Guard officers' training school is established in New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region, abutting Buzzards Bay.
Colorado becomes the 38th state of the Union
Colorado is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico,...
Dan O'Leary completes a 500-mile walk in 139 hours and 32 minutes
Dan O'Leary completes a 500-mile walk in 139 hours and 32 minutes
First phone call between Brantford and Paris, Canada
First phone call between Brantford and Paris, Canada
Madeline (US) defeats Countess of Dufferin (Canada) in the fourth America's Cup
Madeline (US) defeats Countess of Dufferin (Canada) in the fourth America's Cup
Prairie View State University is formed
Prairie View State University is formed
US law removes Native Americans from Black Hills after discovering gold
The Black Hills gold rush took place in Dakota Territory in the United States. It began in 1874 following the Custer Expedition and reached a peak in 1876–77. Rumors and poorly documented reports of...
Riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam; kills two people
Riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam; kills two people
Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II
Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II
Race riot in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the...
Race riots in South Carolina
The South Carolina civil disturbances of 1876 were a series of race riots and civil unrest related to the Democratic Party's political campaign to take back control from Republicans of the state...
First carpet sweeper patented by Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Bissell Inc., also known as Bissell Homecare, is an American privately owned vacuum cleaner and floor care product manufacturing corporation headquartered in Walker, Michigan.
Ottawa Football Club forms
The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) (French: Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa.
Ottawa Rough Riders play their first game
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded on September 19, 1876.
First Belgian parachute jump (Glorieux)
First Belgian parachute jump (Glorieux)
American Library Association organizes in Philadelphia
The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally.
First two-way telephone conversation over outdoor wires
First two-way telephone conversation over outdoor wires
Race riot in Cainhoy, South Carolina; 5 white people and 1 black person are killed
Race riot in Cainhoy, South Carolina; 5 white people and 1 black person are killed
New Orleans Mint reopens as an assay office
The New Orleans Mint (French: Monnaie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909.
South Carolina Governor Chamberlain sends a company of federal troops to quell racial disturbances in Cainhoy
South Carolina Governor Chamberlain sends a company of federal troops to quell racial disturbances in Cainhoy
King William III of the Netherlands opens the North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden)
The North Sea Canal (Dutch: Noordzeekanaal) is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of...
Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Nyangwe
Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Nyangwe
Edward Bouchet is the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from a US college (Yale)
Edward Bouchet is the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from a US college (Yale)
Skirmish between HM Stanley's expedition & natives
Skirmish between HM Stanley's expedition & natives
Columbia, Harvard & Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Association
The Intercollegiate Football Association (IFA), also known as the American Intercollegiate Football Association, was one of the earliest college football rules-making and scheduling organizations in...
United States Army troops sack Chief Dull Knife's sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River in ret
United States Army troops sack Chief Dull Knife's sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River in retaliation for their defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Daniel Stillson of Massachusetts patents 1st practical pipe wrench
Daniel Stillson of Massachusetts patents 1st practical pipe wrench
1st crematorium in US begins operation, Washington, Pennsylvania
1st crematorium in US begins operation, Washington, Pennsylvania
NY Mutuals & Philadelphia A's expelled from NL for not completing sked
NY Mutuals & Philadelphia A's expelled from NL for not completing sked
Suriname begins compulsory education for children aged 7 to 12
Compulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of all people and is imposed by the government.
Turkey's 1st constitution proclaimed, transferring more power to elected representatives
Turkey's 1st constitution proclaimed, transferring more power to elected representatives
11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula, Ohio, 92 die
The Ashtabula River railroad disaster (also called the Ashtabula horror, the Ashtabula Bridge disaster, and the Ashtabula train disaster) was caused by the collapse of a bridge over the Ashtabula...
Famous Births
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Konrad Adenauer is born
Konrad Adenauer is born
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Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari is born
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian musician, known for italian composer, was born on 1876-01-12. Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (12 January 1876 – 21 January 1948) was an Italian composer and teacher.
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Pius XII is born
Pius XII is born
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Mata Hari is born
Mata Hari, Dutch musician, known for dutch exotic dancer, was born on 1876-08-07. Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, better known by the stage name Mata Hari, was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who…
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah is born
Mohammed Ali Jinnah founder and 1st governor-general of pakistan, known for founder and 1st governor-general of pakistan, was born on 1876-12-25.
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Jack London is born
Jack London, American author, journalist and social activist, known for american author, journalist and social activist, was born on 1876-01-12.
Notable Deaths
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened in 1876?
- In 1876, there were 84 significant historical events. Notable events include The Reichsbank, the central bank of the German Empire, opens in Berlin, Albert Spalding invests $800 to start a sporting goods company, manufacturing the first official baseball, tennis ball, , Julius Wolff opens the Wolff & Reesing Cannery, the first US sardine factory, in Eastport, Maine.
- Who was born in 1876?
- 6 notable figures were born in 1876, including Konrad Adenauer is born, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari is born, Pius XII is born.
- Who died in 1876?
- 1 notable figure passed away in 1876, including George Armstrong Custer dies.