Page 7: Historical Events In 1883

Jul 29   On this day in history the birth of Benito Mussolini, Italian leader   

Aug 01   In the year 1883 a papyrus offered to Brit Museum for £10,000 (forgery)   

Aug 01   In the year 1883 karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies   

Aug 06   Francesco Santoliquido, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 07   J Ringelnatz, writer in the year 1883.   

Aug 09   George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961) on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Carlos Lavin, composer in the year 1883.   

Aug 10   First train reaches Calgary on this day in history.   

Aug 11   In the year 1883 ernst Stadler, writer   

Aug 12   On this day in history jan Schouten, Dutch co-founder (Daily Trouw)/chairman (ARP)   

Aug 12   Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies in the year 1883.   

Aug 12   On this day in history the last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.   

Aug 14   Ernest E Just, biologist (pioneered cell division) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional in the year 1883.   

Aug 18   In the year 1883 gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer (Chanel)   

Aug 19   In the year 1883 the birth of Gabrielle (aka Coco) Chanel, French designer   

Aug 21   On this day in history providence shuts out Phillies 28-0   

Aug 23   On this day in history phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks & & passballs count as errors prior to 1888)   

Aug 26   In the year 1883 -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000   

Aug 26   Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000 in the year 1883.   

Aug 26   In the year 1883 the Indonesian island of Krakatoa explodes, spewing volcanic ash and debris 50 miles into the air and killing 36,000 people many from tidal waves over 100 feet high.   

Aug 27   August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1883 krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons   

Aug 27   On this day in history the volcano Krakatoa erupts and the resulting explosion is heard 2200 miles away in Australia.   

Aug 28   E E Clive, Monmouthshire Wales, actor (Night Must Fall, Dark Hour) on this day in history.   

Aug 28   In the year 1883 slavery banned throughout British Empire   

Aug 29   On this day in history seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hrs after explosion   

Aug 29   Seismic sea waves created by the Krakatoa eruption create a rise in the English Channel 32 hrs after the explosion on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1883 thomas Ahearn, head of the Ottawa Street Railway Company, presides over a demonstration of his pioneering electric stove at the Windsor Hotel in Ottawa. This is believed to be the world's very first dinner cooked on an all-electric stove.   

Aug 30   On this day in history theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style)   

Sep 03   On this day in history iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64   

Sep 05   On this day in history otto E Deutsch, Austrian musicologist (Schubert-Brevier)   

Sep 06   On this day in history cub's Burns (extra bases), Williamson & Pfeiffer get 3 hits in 1 inn   

Sep 08   In the year 1883 northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont   

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Jan 01   Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci) was born in the year 1883.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51)   

Jan 04   In the year 1883 birth of johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52)   

Jan 04   Max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1883 birth of max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings)   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II)   

Jan 04   On this day in history nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91   

Jan 05   Charles Tompson, first Australian published poet (b. 1806) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Dr Samuel A. Mudd, American medical doctor (b. 1833) died on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) died on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70   

Feb 01   Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Pavel Melnikov, [Petsjerski], Russian historian, dies at 64 in the year 1883.