What Happened In November 1876 - Historical Events 1876 November

Historical Events for November, 1876

23rd » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.

3rd » Stephen Alencastre, American bishop and missionary (d. 1940)
7th » Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (d. 1958)
19th » Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (d. 1964)
19th » James Steen (water polo) known as James Steen, American water polo player (d. 1949)
21st » Olav Duun, Norwegian author (d. 1939)
22nd » Percival Proctor Baxter, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of Maine (d.1969)
22nd » Emil Beyer, American gymnast and triathlete (d. 1934)
23rd » Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1946)
24th » Walter Burley Griffin, American architect, designed Canberra (d. 1937)
25th » Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1936)
26th » Willis Carrier, American engineer, invented air conditioning (d. 1950)
28th » Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (d. 1946)
29th » Nellie Tayloe Ross, American educator and politician, 14th Governor of Wyoming (d. 1977)