Page 8: Historical Events In 1881

Sep 27   Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1881 ernest Samuel Williams, composer   

Sep 28   On this day in history henry Geehl, composer   

Sep 29   In the year 1881 ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist   

Oct 01   Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Oct 01   Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1881 fred Barlow, composer   

Oct 03   Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer in the year 1881.   

Oct 04   Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano in the year 1881.   

Oct 04   On this day in history the player piano was invented by Edward Leveaux of Sussex, England, who received a patent for it this day.   

Oct 04   In the year 1881 [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal   

Oct 05   On this day in history otto V Kuusinen, Fin/Rus communist pres of Karelo-Finnish SR (1940-56)   

Oct 08   On this day in history haiphong typhoon in Vietnam killing 300,000 people   

Oct 11   David Houston patents roll film for cameras on this day in history.   

Oct 11   On this day in history stark Young, US critic/writer (So Red the Rose)   

Oct 12   Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer in the year 1881.   

Oct 12   Henry M Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch in the year 1881.   

Oct 13   George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter on this day in history.   

Oct 13   Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations in the year 1881.   

Oct 14   On this day in history eyemouth Fishing Disaster, known locally as 'Disaster Day', some 129 men and boys, one in three of the Berwickshire town's fishermen lost their lives in a hurricane   

Oct 15   1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published in the year 1881.   

Oct 15   P G Wodehouse, British-American writer (Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves) on this day in history.   

Oct 15   On this day in history the birth of Sir P.G Wodehouse, Novelist, creator of 'Jeeves and Wooster'   

Oct 15   On this day in history the first American fishing magazine, American Angler published   

Oct 22   On this day in history boston Symphony Orchestra gives its 1st concert   

Oct 22   On this day in history janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67   

Oct 24   Levi P Morton, US ambas to France drives 1st rivet in Stat of Liberty in the year 1881.   

Oct 24   On this day in history paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer   

Oct 25   On this day in history pablo Picasso, Malaga Spain, artist (3 Dancers, Guernica)   

Oct 25   The birth of Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor in the year 1881.   

Oct 25   Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral" on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Az on this day in history.   

Oct 26   On this day in history margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame)   

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

Jan 01   Vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 04   Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 05   In the year 1881 birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

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

Jan 09   Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Feb 07   On this day in history fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73