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   5,000 armed Boers gather in Paardekraal South-Africa in the year 1880.   

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

Dec 15   On this day in history carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76   

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

Dec 19   On this day in history nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer   

Dec 20   On this day in history battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten   

Dec 20   On this day in history new York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way"   

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

Dec 27   In the year 1880 alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75   

Dec 28   On this day in history christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet   

Dec 29   On this day in history jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer   

Dec 30   In the year 1880 alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein   

Dec 31   George C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Edie Martin, London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt) was born in the year 1880.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin)   

Jan 06   Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)   

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

Jan 04   Anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies in the year 1880.   

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

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   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 in the year 1880.   

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