Page 7: Historical Events In 1881

Aug 10   Albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1881 cecil B deMille, Mass, directed God (10 Commandments, Cleopatra)   

Aug 12   On this day in history the birth of Cecil B. De Mille, Hollywood producer/director   

Aug 13   In the year 1881 henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch   

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

Aug 18   Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Georges Enesco, [or Enescu], Romania, composer (Romanian Dances) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1881.   

Aug 20   Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1881 louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist   

Aug 27   On this day in history hurricane hits Florida & Carolinas; about 700 die   

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   On this day in history otto Bauer, Austrian social-democrat   

Sep 06   Charlie Dell, NYC, actor (Pickle in the Middle) in the year 1881.   

Sep 07   On this day in history constantly WL Scheurleer, Dutch archaeologist/banker/art expert   

Sep 07   Sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84 in the year 1881.   

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

Sep 11   In the year 1881 triple landslides bury Elm Switz   

Sep 12   Daniel Jones, England phoneticist (English pronouncing dictionary) in the year 1881.   

Sep 13   In the year 1881 ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57   

Sep 13   Lewis Latimer invents & patents electric lamp with a carbon filament in the year 1881.   

Sep 15   Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, Milan, race car builder (Amaz Bugattis) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1881 chicago Tribune reports on a televide experiment   

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

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

Sep 20   Chester A Arthur sworn in as 21st president on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1881 henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch   

Sep 24   On this day in history luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1881.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1881 birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)   

Jan 09   In the year 1881 birth of edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1881 death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)   

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

Jan 30   Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58 in the year 1881.   

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   On this day in history fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73