Page 9: Historical Events In 1881

Oct 26   On this day in history shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Az   

Oct 29   In the year 1881 judge (U.S. magazine) first published.   

Oct 30   Lena Christ, writer on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams)   

Nov 01   Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1881 gena Branscombe, composer   

Nov 05   French government-Ferry resigns in the year 1881.   

Nov 09   On this day in history edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well.   

Nov 14   In the year 1881 charles J Guiteau went on trial for Pres Garfield's assassination   

Nov 14   Charles J Guiteau went on trial for President Garfield's assassination on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 1881 american Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh)   

Nov 15   On this day in history franklin P Adams, Chicago Ill, columnist (Information Please)   

Nov 17   In the year 1881 thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP   

Nov 18   Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor (large goalie glove) in the year 1881.   

Nov 19   A meteorite lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine in the year 1881.   

Nov 25   On this day in history john XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63)   

Nov 28   In the year 1881 stefan Zweig, Vienna Austria, poet/essayist/dramatist (Beware of Pity)   

Dec 03   Henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa on this day in history.   

Dec 04   In the year 1881 erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot)   

Dec 04   In the year 1881 the first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.   

Dec 05   In the year 1881 47th Congress (1881-83) convenes   

Dec 07   Julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, kills between 640-850 on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

Dec 15   James Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops) in the year 1881.   

Dec 17   In the year 1881 aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)   

Dec 17   Lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62 in the year 1881.   

Dec 19   On this day in history opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 19   The opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels) on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) on this day in history.   

Dec 22   In the year 1881 enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician   

Dec 24   On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

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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 in the year 1881.   

Jan 05   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   Louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1881 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