What Happened In October 1877 In History

Historical Events for October, 1877

• 5th » Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce people called Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.
• 22nd » The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1877

• 1st » Clement Deykin, English rugby player (d. 1969)
• 4th » Razor Smith, English cricketer (d. 1946)
• 8th » Hans Heysen, German-Australian painter (d. 1968)
• 9th » Gopabandhu Das, Indian journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1928)
• 10th » William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (d. 1963)
• 11th » Henri Hazebrouck, French rower (d. 1948)
• 25th » Adolf Möller, German rower (d. 1968)
• 27th » George Thompson (cricketer) or George Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943)
• 28th » Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (d. 1952)
• 29th » Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film producer (d. 1966)
• 29th » Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer and coach (d. 1973)

Famous Deaths for October 1877

• 3rd » James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (b. 1814)
• 28th » Robert Swinhoe, English ornithologist and entomologist (b. 1835)
• 29th » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general (b. 1821)

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