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   Ernest Samuel Williams, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Henry Geehl, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 29   Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist in the year 1881.   

Oct 01   Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1881.   

Oct 01   In the year 1881 leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer   

Oct 02   In the year 1881 fred Barlow, composer   

Oct 03   On this day in history ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer   

Oct 04   In the year 1881 edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano   

Oct 04   In the year 1881 the player piano was invented by Edward Leveaux of Sussex, England, who received a patent for it this day.   

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

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

Oct 08   In the year 1881 haiphong typhoon in Vietnam killing 300,000 people   

Oct 11   In the year 1881 david Houston patents roll film for cameras   

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

Oct 12   In the year 1881 carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer   

Oct 12   Henry M Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1881 george Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter   

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

Oct 14   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 in the year 1881.   

Oct 15   On this day in history 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published   

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

Oct 15   In the year 1881 the birth of Sir P.G Wodehouse, Novelist, creator of 'Jeeves and Wooster'   

Oct 15   In the year 1881 the first American fishing magazine, American Angler published   

Oct 22   In the year 1881 boston Symphony Orchestra gives its 1st concert   

Oct 22   In the year 1881 janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67   

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

Oct 24   In the year 1881 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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 26   In the year 1881 billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies   

Oct 26   Gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Az in the year 1881.   

Oct 26   Margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame) on this day in history.   

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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   Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 09   Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58   

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

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