Page 8: Historical Events In 1881

Sep 27   On this day in history chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12   

Sep 27   In the year 1881 ernest Samuel Williams, composer   

Sep 28   On this day in history henry Geehl, composer   

Sep 29   Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist on this day in history.   

Oct 01   On this day in history frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78   

Oct 01   Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer in the year 1881.   

Oct 02   Fred Barlow, composer on this day in history.   

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   Haiphong typhoon in Vietnam killing 300,000 people in the year 1881.   

Oct 11   David Houston patents roll film for cameras in the year 1881.   

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

Oct 12   Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 12   On this day in history henry M Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch   

Oct 13   On this day in history george Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter   

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   In the year 1881 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   In the year 1881 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published   

Oct 15   In the year 1881 p G Wodehouse, British-American writer (Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves)   

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   Boston Symphony Orchestra gives its 1st concert in the year 1881.   

Oct 22   Janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history levi P Morton, US ambas to France drives 1st rivet in Stat of Liberty   

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

Oct 25   Pablo Picasso, Malaga Spain, artist (3 Dancers, Guernica) in the year 1881.   

Oct 25   In the year 1881 the birth of Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor   

Oct 25   On this day in history wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral"   

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

Oct 26   In the year 1881 gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Az   

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

Jan 09   Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) was born in the year 1881.   

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   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   In the year 1881 death of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)   

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

Feb 02   In the year 1881 aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59   

Feb 05   In the year 1881 thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85   

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

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