What Happened In June 1876 In History

Historical Events for June, 1876

• 2nd » Hristo Botev, a national revolutionary of Bulgaria, is killed in Stara Planina
• 4th » An express train called the 'Transcontinental Express' arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad (North America) or First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
• 25th » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1876

• 5th » Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and educator (d. 1957)
• 8th » Alexandre Tuffère, Greek-French triple jumper (d. 1958)
• 11th » Alfred L. Kroeber, American anthropologist (d. 1960)
• 13th » William Sealy Gosset, English chemist and statistician (d. 1937)
• 15th » Margaret Abbott, Indian-American golfer (d. 1955)
• 17th » William Carr (rower) or William Carr, American rower (d. 1942)
• 19th » Nigel Gresley, Scottish engineer (d. 1941)
• 20th » Romuald Joubé, French actor (d. 1949)
• 21st » Willem Hendrik Keesom, Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1956)

Famous Deaths for June 1876

• 1st » Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet (b. 1848)
• 8th » George Sand, French author (b. 1804)
• 21st » Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and politician 8th President of Mexico (b. 1794)
• 25th » James Calhoun (soldier) e.g James Calhoun, American lieutenant (b. 1845)
• 25th » Boston Custer, American general (b. 1848)
• 25th » George Armstrong Custer, American general (b. 1839)
• 25th » Thomas Custer, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1845)
• 25th » Myles Keogh, Irish-American colonel (b. 1840)

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