Historical Events In 1882

Jan 01   W C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD) on this day in history.   

Jan 01   William Cornelius Van Horne is appointed General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Van Horne succeeded in laying 480 miles of track across the Prairies in the summer of 1882 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history because of anti-monopoly laws, Standard Oil is organized as a trust   

Jan 03   On this day in history willem Benoy, Flemish actor/director (Pygmalion)   

Jan 03   In the year 1882 william H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76   

Jan 06   Samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57) in the year 1882.   

Jan 10   Charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour) on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist in the year 1882.   

Jan 13   Richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal" in the year 1882.   

Jan 14   On this day in history hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America)   

Jan 15   1st US ski club forms (Berlin NH) in the year 1882.   

Jan 15   On this day in history florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist (Polish Peasant in Europe)   

Jan 15   On this day in history the First US ski club forms (Berlin NH)   

Jan 17   On this day in history 1st Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office   

Jan 17   The first Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office in the year 1882.   

Jan 18   On this day in history alan Alexander Milne, English author (Winnie-the-Pooh)   

Jan 20   John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies in the year 1882.   

Jan 21   Anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Bilu, a Russian Zionist organization, forms on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Peter Singer, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1882.   

Jan 25   In the year 1882 the birth of Virginia Woolf, English novelist   

Jan 25   Virginia [Adeline] Woolf, London, author (Jacob's Room, To Lighthouse) on this day in history.   

Jan 26   France government of Gambetta falls in the year 1882.   

Jan 26   France govt of Gambetta falls in the year 1882.   

Jan 27   In the year 1882 giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano)   

Jan 30   On this day in history franklin Delano Roosevelt, New Hyde Park NY, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945)   

Jan 30   On this day in history the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Former (32nd) American President   

Jan 31   On this day in history anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer   

Jan 31   In the year 1882 the birth of Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina   

Feb 01   On this day in history louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57)   

Feb 02   On this day in history fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63   

Feb 02   James Joyce, Ire, novelist/poet (Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake) in the year 1882.   

Feb 02   In the year 1882 knights of Columbus forms in New Haven CT   

Feb 02   In the year 1882 knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn   

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Jan 01   In the year 1882 birth of w C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of willem Benoy, Flemish actor/director (Pygmalion)   

Jan 04   In the year 1882 birth of aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57)   

Jan 06   Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965)   

Jan 10   Charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour) was born in the year 1882.   

Jan 03   In the year 1882 william H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76   

Jan 04   John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) died on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of richard Henry Dana, U.S. novelist (Two Years Before the Mast) (b. 1815)   

Jan 11   In the year 1882 death of theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810)   

Jan 13   In the year 1882 death of wilhelm Mauser, German weapon designer and manufacturer (b. 1834)   

Jan 20   In the year 1882 john Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies   

Jan 21   Anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1882.   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)