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   Ernest Samuel Williams, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Henry Geehl, composer in the year 1881.   

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   Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history fred Barlow, composer   

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

Oct 04   Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1881.   

Oct 11   Stark Young, US critic/writer (So Red the Rose) in the year 1881.   

Oct 12   On this day in history carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer   

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

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

Oct 13   On this day in history 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) in the year 1881.   

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

Oct 15   The first American fishing magazine, American Angler published in the year 1881.   

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

Oct 22   Janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1881.   

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   In the year 1881 pablo Picasso, Malaga Spain, artist (3 Dancers, Guernica)   

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

Oct 25   Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral" in the year 1881.   

Oct 26   Billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies in the year 1881.   

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   On this day in history birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)   

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

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

Jan 21   Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 02   On this day in history aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59   

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