Historical Events In 1881

Aug 10   In the year 1881 albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder   

Aug 12   In the year 1881 cecil B deMille, Mass, directed God (10 Commandments, Cleopatra)   

Aug 12   The birth of Cecil B. De Mille, Hollywood producer/director on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history jacqueline [Pierrette] R van Stuwe, [Eline v S], Dutch author   

Aug 18   Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher, composer in the year 1881.   

Aug 19   In the year 1881 georges Enesco, [or Enescu], Romania, composer (Romanian Dances)   

Aug 19   Joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman in the year 1881.   

Aug 23   Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Hurricane hits Florida & Carolinas; about 700 die on this day in history.   

Aug 28   In the year 1881 arne Eggen, composer   

Aug 29   Edvin Kallstenius, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 31   1st US men's single tennis championships (Newport, RI) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   1st US Mens Tennis: Richard D Sears beats William E Glyn (60 63 62) on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Otto Bauer, Austrian social-democrat on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history charlie Dell, NYC, actor (Pickle in the Middle)   

Sep 07   Constantly WL Scheurleer, Dutch archaeologist/banker/art expert in the year 1881.   

Sep 07   Sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Egyptian military coup under colonel Arab "El Wahid" on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Triple landslides bury Elm Switz on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Daniel Jones, England phoneticist (English pronouncing dictionary) in the year 1881.   

Sep 13   Ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history lewis Latimer invents & patents electric lamp with a carbon filament   

Sep 15   Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, Milan, race car builder (Amaz Bugattis) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Chicago Tribune reports on a televide experiment on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Chicago Tribune reports on a televideo experiment in the year 1881.   

Sep 19   On this day in history james A Garfield, 20th president (1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49   

Sep 20   Chester A Arthur sworn in as 21st president on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history chester A Arthur sworn in as president   

Sep 20   Walter Kingsford, Redhill England, actor (My Favorite Blonde) on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch in the year 1881.   

Sep 24   Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1881.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1881 birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)   

Jan 01   In the year 1881 birth of vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

Jan 08   In the year 1881 birth of henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)   

Jan 09   Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)   

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

Feb 02   Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59 in the year 1881.   

Feb 05   On this day in history thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85   

Feb 06   Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73