Page 8: Historical Events In 1880

Dec 06   The Edmonton Bulletin, the first newspaper in Edmonton and in the province of Alberta begins publication in the year 1880.   

Dec 08   On this day in history 5,000 armed Boers gather in Paardekraal South-Africa   

Dec 12   In the year 1880 michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry), dies at 83   

Dec 15   Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Dec 16   Republic of South-Africa forms in the year 1880.   

Dec 19   Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten on this day in history.   

Dec 20   New York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way" in the year 1880.   

Dec 22   George Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday on this day in history.   

Dec 27   On this day in history alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75   

Dec 28   In the year 1880 christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet   

Dec 29   Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer in the year 1880.   

Dec 30   On this day in history alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein   

Dec 31   In the year 1880 george C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1880 birth of edie Martin, London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt)   

Jan 01   In the year 1880 birth of shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev)   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1880 birth of nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1880.   

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

Mar 02   On this day in history death of sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790)   

Mar 15   Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1880.   

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