Page 3: Historical Events In 1881

Mar 13   Balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In Russia, Czar Alexander II is killed near the Winter Palace by a hand-bomb thrown by a member of the "People’s Will," a militant wing of the Narodniki movement, which advocated socialist reform in Russia and the elimination of the central government on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history emory Upton, US Union gen-maj (Selma), commits suicide at 42   

Mar 16   Barnum & Bailey Circus debuts on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov), dies at 42 in the year 1881.   

Mar 17   Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Less bror Harris) on this day in history.   

Mar 18   On this day in history barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG)   

Mar 18   On this day in history oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963)   

Mar 21   Hermann Sandby, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war in the year 1881.   

Mar 23   Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die   

Mar 23   Hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53) in the year 1881.   

Mar 23   Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1881 friedrich Hecker, German revolutionary republic politician, dies at 69   

Mar 25   On this day in history béla Bartok, Hungary, composer/pianist (Concerto for Orchestra)   

Mar 26   On this day in history thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again.   

Mar 27   In the year 1881 rioting takes place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily vociferous promotion of rigid Temperance by the Salvation Army.   

Mar 28   Greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum & James A Bailey in the year 1881.   

Mar 28   Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, composer, dies at 42 [OS=Mar 16] in the year 1881.   

Mar 31   Gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1881.   

Apr 01   In the year 1881 anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem   

Apr 03   Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53) in the year 1881.   

Apr 04   In the year 1881 charles Funk, Ohio, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls)   

Apr 05   Transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty in the year 1881.   

Apr 07   Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican MP, dies at 65 in the year 1881.   

Apr 08   Fernand Lamy, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (Torn Trondal), dies at 40 in the year 1881.   

Apr 11   River ferry "Princess Victoria" sinks in Thames River Ont, 180 die in the year 1881.   

Apr 14   Anton Wildgans, Austrian writer/director (Burg Theater) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas in the year 1881.   

Apr 16   Edward Frederick Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax/ambassador to US (1940-46) on this day in history.   

Apr 16   On this day in history george William Martin, composer, dies at 56   

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Jan 01   In the year 1881 birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)   

Jan 01   In the year 1881 birth of vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)   

Jan 09   Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1881 death of louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 25   Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 30   Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   On this day in history aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59   

Feb 05   Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 in the year 1881.   

Feb 06   Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 in the year 1881.   

Feb 07   In the year 1881 fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73