Page 5: Historical Events In 1880

Jul 16   Dr. Emily Stowe becomes the first woman licenced to practice medicine in Canada on this day in history.   

Jul 18   In the year 1880 otto Vrieslander, composer   

Jul 19   SF Public Library starts lending books on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer in the year 1880.   

Jul 21   On this day in history compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY   

Jul 21   On this day in history compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY League merge to form National Association of Colored Woman   

Jul 22   In the year 1880 anna Caroline Oury, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 23   On this day in history 1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich   

Jul 23   On this day in history the first commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich   

Jul 24   In the year 1880 ernest Bloch, Geneva Switzerland, composer (MacBeth)   

Jul 27   In the year 1880 a P Abourne patents a process for refining coconut oil   

Jul 27   Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson was wounded, breaks out on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Donald Crisp, Scotland, actor (How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana) in the year 1880.   

Jul 30   Robert Rutherford McCormick, US, editor/publisher (Chicago Tribune) in the year 1880.   

Aug 05   On this day in history gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright (Black Girls Burden)   

Aug 07   Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones) on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history clarence Cameron White, composer   

Aug 11   Frederick Jerome Work, composer in the year 1880.   

Aug 12   On this day in history christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher (Won 37 in 1908)   

Aug 14   On this day in history australia's first soccer club, The Wanderers, plays its first match, against Kings School, Parramatta, NSW.   

Aug 14   On this day in history construction of Cologne Cathedral completed   

Aug 14   On this day in history construction of Cologne Cathedral completed (began in 1248)   

Aug 17   On this day in history leo Ascher, composer   

Aug 17   Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1880.   

Aug 21   In the year 1880 johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader (OD)   

Aug 24   In the year 1880 miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat   

Aug 25   On this day in history robert E Stolz, Austrian composer/conductor (...smaller guard)   

Aug 26   Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canada, lived past 117 in the year 1880.   

Aug 31   Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Antoon Jurgens, margarine maker, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Leo Bittermieux, Flemish missionary (Congo) in the year 1880.   

Sep 06   Commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, v Australia at The Oval in the year 1880.   

Sep 06   Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch night club performer (French governess) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of edie Martin, London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt)   

Jan 01   Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer   

Jan 05   Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer   

Jan 06   Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940) was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 10   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause) was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 04   In the year 1880 anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies   

Jan 08   In the year 1880 [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60   

Jan 27   Edward Middleton Barry, English architect (b. 1830) died on this day in history.   

Feb 29   On this day in history death of sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February)   

Mar 02   Sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790) died in the year 1880.   

Mar 15   Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51 in the year 1880.   

Mar 23   Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Mar 25   In the year 1880 joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61