Historical Events In 1871

Jul 03   The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company introduced the first narrow-gauge locomotive. It was called the "Montezuma" in the year 1871.  

Jul 03   In the year 1871 vicente Arregui Garay, composer  

Jul 05   Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess, dies in the year 1871.  

Jul 05   In the year 1871 trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) & Big Tree, begins  

Jul 06   On this day in history antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34  

Jul 08   Clement Harris, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 10   On this day in history marcel Proust, France, novelist (Remembrance of Things Past)  

Jul 10   On this day in history the birth of Marcel Proust, French psychological novelist  

Jul 11   In the year 1871 stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Farmers' Party)  

Jul 12   North America's first public narrow gauge railway, the Toronto and Nipissing, is opened for traffic between Toronto and Uxbridge. The 3'6" gauge line was converted to standard by 1884 in the year 1871.  

Jul 16   Tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in the year 1871.  

Jul 17   Karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1871.  

Jul 17   Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter in the year 1871.  

Jul 18   On this day in history giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope)  

Jul 20   British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province in the year 1871.  

Jul 20   British Columbia is admitted to the Dominion of Canada. One of the conditions of entry is that the Dominion Government should, within two years from the date of union, commence the construction of a railway from the Pacific towards the Rocky Mountains and from a point east of the Rocky Mountains towards the Pacific to connect the seaboard of British Columbia with the railway system of Canada. Sir Sandford Fleming was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of this railway which was to be completed by 1881 in the year 1871.  

Jul 22   Akos Buttykai, composer in the year 1871.  

Jul 23   C H F Peters discovers asteroid #114 Kassandra on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1871 carousel patents by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa  

Jul 25   Carrousel patented by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa in the year 1871.  

Jul 29   In the year 1871 [Gregory Efimovich] Rasputin, mad Russian monk  

Aug 01   In the year 1871 oskar Fried, composer  

Aug 03   Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) on this day in history.  

Aug 06   On this day in history emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher  

Aug 08   William Henry Squire, composer in the year 1871.  

Aug 13   In the year 1871 karl Liebknecht, German revolutionary marxist (Sparta Party)  

Aug 16   Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 18   Johan J Arch, graphic artist (wood cutter) in the year 1871.  

Aug 19   In the year 1871 orville Wright, Dayton OH, aviator (Wright Brothers)  

Aug 21   In the year 1871 leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist/writer (Red Laugh)  

Aug 27   In the year 1871 theodore Dreiser, US, novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy)  

Aug 29   Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871) in the year 1871.  

Aug 30   Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics on this day in history.  

Sep 03   In the year 1871 vaclav Horak, composer, dies at 71  

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Jan 05   In the year 1871 birth of frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer  

Jan 07   In the year 1871 birth of Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (d. 1956)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of james Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician (d. 1940)  

Jan 09   Charles Kortright, British(?) cricket player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian author (Jesse & Maria) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Paul Guthnick, German astronomer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1871 birth of pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress (Hofslachter)  

Jan 15   Bertram Shapleigh, composer was born in the year 1871.  

Jan 10   In the year 1871 pierre A du Terrail, French writer, dies at 41  

Jan 21   On this day in history john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73  

Jan 29   On this day in history death of philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. 1786)  

Feb 01   On this day in history alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51  

Feb 07   Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, piano manufacturer (Steinway & Sons) (b. 1797) died in the year 1871.  

Feb 20   Paul Kane, Irish-born painter (b. 1810) died in the year 1871.  

Feb 26   Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Mar 18   On this day in history death of augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. 1806)