What Happened In August 1876 - Historical Events 1876 August

Historical Events for August, 1876

1st » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
8th » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
31st » Ottoman Sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II.

2nd » Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh or Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (d. 1956)
2nd » Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (d. 1963)
4th » Giovanni Giuriati, Italian lawyer and politician (d. 1970)
5th » Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (d. 1958)
7th » Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (d. 1917)
8th » Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian-Syrian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (d. 1929)
12th » Mary Roberts Rinehart, American author (d. 1958)
14th » Alexander I of Serbia (d. 1903)
15th » Stylianos Gonatas, Greek colonel and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1966)
16th » Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (d. 1942)
19th » Oscar De Somville, Belgian rower (d. 1938)
29th » Kim Gu, South Korean politician, 6th Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea named President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. 1949)
29th » Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (d. 1958)