Historical Events In 1881

Sep 27   Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Ernest Samuel Williams, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Henry Geehl, composer in the year 1881.   

Sep 29   Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist in the year 1881.   

Oct 01   In the year 1881 frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78   

Oct 01   Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer in the year 1881.   

Oct 02   In the year 1881 fred Barlow, composer   

Oct 03   Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer in the year 1881.   

Oct 04   Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano on this day in history.   

Oct 04   The player piano was invented by Edward Leveaux of Sussex, England, who received a patent for it this day in the year 1881.   

Oct 04   [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal in the year 1881.   

Oct 05   Otto V Kuusinen, Fin/Rus communist pres of Karelo-Finnish SR (1940-56) in the year 1881.   

Oct 08   On this day in history haiphong typhoon in Vietnam killing 300,000 people   

Oct 11   In the year 1881 david Houston patents roll film for cameras   

Oct 11   Stark Young, US critic/writer (So Red the Rose) on this day in history.   

Oct 12   On this day in history carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer   

Oct 12   Henry M Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch on this day in history.   

Oct 13   On this day in history george Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter   

Oct 13   In the year 1881 revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations   

Oct 14   On this day in history eyemouth Fishing Disaster, known locally as 'Disaster Day', some 129 men and boys, one in three of the Berwickshire town's fishermen lost their lives in a hurricane   

Oct 15   On this day in history 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published   

Oct 15   P G Wodehouse, British-American writer (Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves) on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1881 the birth of Sir P.G Wodehouse, Novelist, creator of 'Jeeves and Wooster'   

Oct 15   On this day in history the first American fishing magazine, American Angler published   

Oct 22   Boston Symphony Orchestra gives its 1st concert on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1881 janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67   

Oct 24   Levi P Morton, US ambas to France drives 1st rivet in Stat of Liberty in the year 1881.   

Oct 24   On this day in history paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer   

Oct 25   Pablo Picasso, Malaga Spain, artist (3 Dancers, Guernica) in the year 1881.   

Oct 25   The birth of Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor in the year 1881.   

Oct 25   In the year 1881 wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral"   

Oct 26   Billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 26   On this day in history gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Az   

Oct 26   Margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 09   Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)   

Jan 01   In the year 1881 death of louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805)   

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   In the year 1881 thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85   

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.