Page 9: Historical Events In 1881

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

Oct 29   On this day in history judge (U.S. magazine) first published.   

Oct 30   Lena Christ, writer in the year 1881.   

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 in the year 1881.   

Nov 02   In the year 1881 dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms   

Nov 04   On this day in history gena Branscombe, composer   

Nov 05   On this day in history french government-Ferry resigns   

Nov 09   In the year 1881 edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well.   

Nov 14   On this day in history 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   On this day in history american Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh)   

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

Nov 17   Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP on this day in history.   

Nov 18   On this day in history percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor (large goalie glove)   

Nov 19   A meteorite lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine on this day in history.   

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

Nov 28   On this day in history 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   Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot) in the year 1881.   

Dec 04   On this day in history the first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.   

Dec 05   On this day in history 47th Congress (1881-83) convenes   

Dec 07   In the year 1881 julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51   

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   Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 19   In the year 1881 the opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 20   In the year 1881 branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)   

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

Dec 24   Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925)   

Jan 04   In the year 1881 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   On this day in history birth of henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)   

Jan 09   In the year 1881 birth of giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1881 death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 in the year 1881.   

Feb 07   Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.