Historical Events In 1871

Jul 03   The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company introduced the first narrow-gauge locomotive. It was called the "Montezuma" on this day in history.   

Jul 03   On this day in history vicente Arregui Garay, composer   

Jul 05   Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) & Big Tree, begins in the year 1871.   

Jul 06   In the year 1871 antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34   

Jul 08   Clement Harris, composer in the year 1871.   

Jul 10   On this day in history marcel Proust, France, novelist (Remembrance of Things Past)   

Jul 10   In the year 1871 the birth of Marcel Proust, French psychological novelist   

Jul 11   In the year 1871 stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Farmers' Party)   

Jul 12   North America's first public narrow gauge railway, the Toronto and Nipissing, is opened for traffic between Toronto and Uxbridge. The 3'6" gauge line was converted to standard by 1884 in the year 1871.   

Jul 16   On this day in history tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln   

Jul 17   Karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1871 lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter   

Jul 18   Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope) in the year 1871.   

Jul 20   In the year 1871 british Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province   

Jul 20   British Columbia is admitted to the Dominion of Canada. One of the conditions of entry is that the Dominion Government should, within two years from the date of union, commence the construction of a railway from the Pacific towards the Rocky Mountains and from a point east of the Rocky Mountains towards the Pacific to connect the seaboard of British Columbia with the railway system of Canada. Sir Sandford Fleming was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of this railway which was to be completed by 1881 on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Akos Buttykai, composer in the year 1871.   

Jul 23   C H F Peters discovers asteroid #114 Kassandra on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Carousel patents by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Carrousel patented by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa in the year 1871.   

Jul 29   [Gregory Efimovich] Rasputin, mad Russian monk in the year 1871.   

Aug 01   In the year 1871 oskar Fried, composer   

Aug 03   Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) in the year 1871.   

Aug 06   In the year 1871 emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher   

Aug 08   William Henry Squire, composer in the year 1871.   

Aug 13   Karl Liebknecht, German revolutionary marxist (Sparta Party) in the year 1871.   

Aug 16   On this day in history zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer   

Aug 18   On this day in history johan J Arch, graphic artist (wood cutter)   

Aug 19   On this day in history orville Wright, Dayton OH, aviator (Wright Brothers)   

Aug 21   In the year 1871 leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist/writer (Red Laugh)   

Aug 27   Theodore Dreiser, US, novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy) in the year 1871.   

Aug 29   Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Vaclav Horak, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer was born in the year 1871.   

Jan 07   Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician (d. 1940) was born in the year 1871.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of charles Kortright, British(?) cricket player   

Jan 10   Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian author (Jesse & Maria) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Paul Guthnick, German astronomer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress (Hofslachter) was born in the year 1871.   

Jan 15   Bertram Shapleigh, composer was born in the year 1871.   

Jan 10   On this day in history pierre A du Terrail, French writer, dies at 41   

Jan 21   John J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1871 death of philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. 1786)   

Feb 01   In the year 1871 alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51   

Feb 07   Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, piano manufacturer (Steinway & Sons) (b. 1797) died on this day in history.   

Feb 20   In the year 1871 death of paul Kane, Irish-born painter (b. 1810)   

Feb 26   Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 in the year 1871.   

Mar 18   Augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. 1806) died on this day in history.