Historical Events In 1881

Jul 01   On this day in history piet[er] L Kramer, architect (Amsterdam School)  

Jul 01   On this day in history uS Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri opens  

Jul 02   Pres Garfield shot by Charles J Guiteau a disappointed office-seeker on this day in history.  

Jul 03   On this day in history leon Errol, Australian actor (Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde!)  

Jul 04   On this day in history booker T Washington establishes Tuskegee Institute (Alabama)  

Jul 04   On this day in history brooker T Washington establishes Tuskegee Institute  

Jul 05   In the year 1881 augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal  

Jul 06   In the year 1881 josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Quadriga, Pumpernickel)  

Jul 12   Ludwig Rubiner, writer [or June 12] in the year 1881.  

Jul 13   American outlaw Billy the Kid is shot to death on this day in history.  

Jul 14   On this day in history on a ranch near old Fort Sumner, New Mexico, the infamous Western outlaw known as "Billy the Kid" was shot to death by Pat Garrett, the sheriff of Lincoln County  

Jul 15   On this day in history william "Billy the Kid" Bonney killed by Pat Garrett  

Jul 15   William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21 in the year 1881.  

Jul 19   On this day in history adriaan J Zoetmulder, Dutch writer/directer (Eindhovens Dagblad)  

Jul 20   Leon de Smet, Flemish painter in the year 1881.  

Jul 20   Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops on this day in history.  

Jul 20   Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops in the year 1881.  

Jul 20   Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 26   In the year 1881 alexander J Kropholler, architect  

Jul 26   French marines occupy Tunisian harbor city Sfax in the year 1881.  

Jul 26   George Borrow, writer, dies in the year 1881.  

Jul 27   Hans Fischer, German physicist (Nobel 1930) in the year 1881.  

Jul 27   Johann Christian Lobe, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Aug 01   Emilie Rose Macaulay, English writer in the year 1881.  

Aug 01   US Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, SF Bay on this day in history.  

Aug 02   Ethel Mary Dell, English author (Storm Drift) on this day in history.  

Aug 02   On this day in history marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke, author (His Natural Life) at 35  

Aug 03   Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous on this day in history.  

Aug 04   122ø F (50ø C), Seville, Spain (European record) on this day in history.  

Aug 04   On this day in history 122°F (50°C), Seville, Spain (European record)  

Aug 06   Alexander Fleming, England, bacteriologist (penicillin; Nobel 1954) in the year 1881.  

Aug 08   On this day in history paul L E von Kleist, German general-fieldmarshal (Eastern Front)  

Aug 10   In the year 1881 albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder  

Aug 12   Cecil B deMille, Mass, directed God (10 Commandments, Cleopatra) in the year 1881.  

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

Jan 01   Vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1881.  

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   In the year 1881 birth of edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)  

Jan 01   Louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805) died in the year 1881.  

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   On this day in history jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58  

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

Feb 05   Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 in the year 1881.  

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