1876 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1876 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative
[edit] Events
- April
- The Settle-Carlisle Railway is opened to passenger traffic.
- The Royal Titles Act 1876 gives Queen Victoria the title of Empress of India.[1]
- 7 April - Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton becomes Viceroy of India.[1]
- 13 July - The prosecution of Arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman, for using ritualist practices begins.
- August - The Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli made Earl of Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria.[1]
- 5 September - William Gladstone's Bulgarian Horrors pamphlet is published.[1]
- 7 October - First greyhound race to use an artificial hare is held, at Hendon.[2]
[edit] Undated
- Charles Wells opens his brewery based in Bedford.
- The Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland is founded.
- Port Vale Football Club is formed.
- Stourbridge Football Club is formed.
- Henry Wickham smuggles rubber seeds out of Brazil leading to the eventual collapse of the Amazon rubber boom.[1]
[edit] Publications
- Anthony Trollope's book The Prime Minister published, the fifth of the Palliser novels.[1]
- George Eliot's book Daniel Deronda published.[1]
[edit] Births
- 29 January - Havergal Brian, composer (died 1972)
- 16 February - G.M. Trevelyan, historian (died 1962)
- 11 March - Carl Ruggles, composer (died 1971)
- 28 April - Thomas Crisp, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1917)
- 7 May - Samuel Courtauld, art collector (died 1947)
- 13 June - William Sealy Gosset, chemist (died 1937)
- 8 August - Sophia Duleep Singh, Princess and suffragette (died 1948)
- 1 September - Harriet Shaw Weaver, political activist (died 1961)
- 2 November - William Haywood, architect (died 1957)
- 7 November - Charlie Townsend, cricketer (died 1958)
[edit] Deaths
- 24 May - Henry Kingsley, novelist (born 1830)
