Page 7: Historical Events In 1881

Aug 10   On this day in history albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder   

Aug 12   On this day in history cecil B deMille, Mass, directed God (10 Commandments, Cleopatra)   

Aug 12   The birth of Cecil B. De Mille, Hollywood producer/director in the year 1881.   

Aug 13   Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch in the year 1881.   

Aug 13   On this day in history jacqueline [Pierrette] R van Stuwe, [Eline v S], Dutch author   

Aug 18   Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher, composer in the year 1881.   

Aug 19   In the year 1881 georges Enesco, [or Enescu], Romania, composer (Romanian Dances)   

Aug 19   In the year 1881 joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79   

Aug 20   Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman in the year 1881.   

Aug 23   On this day in history louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist   

Aug 27   Hurricane hits Florida & Carolinas; about 700 die in the year 1881.   

Aug 28   Arne Eggen, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history edvin Kallstenius, composer   

Aug 31   1st US men's single tennis championships (Newport, RI) in the year 1881.   

Sep 03   1st US Mens Tennis: Richard D Sears beats William E Glyn (60 63 62) on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Otto Bauer, Austrian social-democrat in the year 1881.   

Sep 06   On this day in history charlie Dell, NYC, actor (Pickle in the Middle)   

Sep 07   Constantly WL Scheurleer, Dutch archaeologist/banker/art expert on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1881 sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39   

Sep 08   On this day in history w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84   

Sep 09   Egyptian military coup under colonel Arab "El Wahid" on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Triple landslides bury Elm Switz on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Daniel Jones, England phoneticist (English pronouncing dictionary) on this day in history.   

Sep 13   Ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history lewis Latimer invents & patents electric lamp with a carbon filament   

Sep 15   In the year 1881 ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, Milan, race car builder (Amaz Bugattis)   

Sep 18   Chicago Tribune reports on a televide experiment on this day in history.   

Sep 18   On this day in history chicago Tribune reports on a televideo experiment   

Sep 19   James A Garfield, 20th president (1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49 on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history chester A Arthur sworn in as 21st president   

Sep 20   Chester A Arthur sworn in as president in the year 1881.   

Sep 20   Walter Kingsford, Redhill England, actor (My Favorite Blonde) in the year 1881.   

Sep 24   Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch on this day in history.   

Sep 24   In the year 1881 luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59 in the year 1881.   

Feb 05   On this day in history thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85   

Feb 06   On this day in history pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68   

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