Historical Events In 1880

Feb 10   Jesse G Vincent, Arkansas, engineer designed 1st V-12 engine in the year 1880.  

Feb 10   Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Arcanum about Christian marriage in the year 1880.  

Feb 12   John Llewellyn Lewis, union leader (United Mine Workers, 1920-60) in the year 1880.  

Feb 12   In the year 1880 national Croquet League organizes (Phila)  

Feb 13   Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards on this day in history.  

Feb 14   In the year 1880 aida Overton Walker, US dancer/singer (In Dahomey, Salome)  

Feb 16   American Society of Mechanical Engineers forms (NYC) in the year 1880.  

Feb 16   On this day in history american Society of Mechanical Engineers founded, New York NY  

Feb 17   On this day in history alvaro Obregon, general/president Mexico (1920-24)  

Feb 17   The Russian tsar survives an attempted bomb assassination in the year 1880.  

Feb 17   On this day in history tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt  

Feb 18   On this day in history eric De Lamarter, composer  

Feb 19   In the year 1880 arthur Shepherd, composer  

Feb 21   Frank Orth, Phila Pa, actor (Boston Blackie, Brothers) on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Edgar Istel, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 29   On this day in history gotthard railway tunnel between Switzerland & Italy completed  

Feb 29   Gotthard railway tunnel between Switzerland & Italy opens on this day in history.  

Mar 01   In the year 1880 julian Myrick, promoter of junior tennis  

Mar 03   Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic in the year 1880.  

Mar 04   On this day in history new York Daily Graphic publishes first half-tone engraving, by S H Horgan  

Mar 04   NY Daily Graphic publishes 1st half-tone engraving, by S H Horgan in the year 1880.  

Mar 10   In the year 1880 commissioner George Scott Railton and seven women officers of English ‘General’ William Booth’s army landed in New York on this day to officially put the Salvation Army to work in the United States.  

Mar 10   General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history michael Jacobs, NYC, boxing promoter  

Mar 10   On this day in history salvation Army of England sets up US welfare &religious activity  

Mar 12   House Peters, England, silent film actor (Kansas Territory) in the year 1880.  

Mar 14   Oscar (Bachigaloupi) Tourniaire, actor/director (Pink Kate) on this day in history.  

Mar 15   Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51 in the year 1880.  

Mar 17   Guillermo Uribe Holguin, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 21   On this day in history hans Hofmann, German/US painter (Search for the Real)  

Mar 23   Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc) on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin) on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1880.  

Mar 24   On this day in history tobacco Growers' Mutual Insurance Company incorporates in Connecticut  

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Jan 01   Edie Martin, London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev) was born in the year 1880.  

Jan 02   Louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born in the year 1880.  

Jan 06   Tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin) was born in the year 1880.  

Jan 06   Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1880 birth of tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)  

Jan 10   In the year 1880 birth of eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause)  

Jan 04   Anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies in the year 1880.  

Jan 08   On this day in history [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60  

Jan 27   Edward Middleton Barry, English architect (b. 1830) died in the year 1880.  

Feb 29   Sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February) died in the year 1880.  

Mar 02   In the year 1880 death of sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790)  

Mar 15   Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   On this day in history gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 25   In the year 1880 joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61