Historical Events In 1881

Mar 13   In the year 1881 balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer   

Mar 13   In the year 1881 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   

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

Mar 16   Barnum & Bailey Circus debuts in the year 1881.   

Mar 16   Modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Less bror Harris) in the year 1881.   

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

Mar 18   Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963) in the year 1881.   

Mar 21   In the year 1881 hermann Sandby, composer   

Mar 23   On this day in history boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war   

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

Mar 23   In the year 1881 gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die   

Mar 23   In the year 1881 hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53)   

Mar 23   Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1881.   

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

Mar 25   Béla Bartok, Hungary, composer/pianist (Concerto for Orchestra) on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1881 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   In the year 1881 greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum & James A Bailey   

Mar 28   In the year 1881 modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, composer, dies at 42 [OS=Mar 16]   

Mar 31   Gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Apr 01   On this day in history anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem   

Apr 03   On this day in history alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53)   

Apr 04   Charles Funk, Ohio, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls) in the year 1881.   

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

Apr 07   Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican MP, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Fernand Lamy, composer in the year 1881.   

Apr 11   In the year 1881 harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer   

Apr 11   On this day in history kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (Torn Trondal), dies at 40   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 16   In the year 1881 george William Martin, composer, dies at 56   

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Jan 01   Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925)   

Jan 04   In the year 1881 birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

Jan 05   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 08   Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1881 birth of giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)   

Jan 09   Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)   

Jan 01   Louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 21   On this day in history death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.