Historical Events In 1881

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

Aug 13   In the year 1881 henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch  

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

Aug 18   On this day in history hermann Karl Josef Zilcher, composer  

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

Aug 19   In the year 1881 joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79  

Aug 20   Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman on this day in history.  

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

Aug 27   On this day in history hurricane hits Florida & Carolinas; about 700 die  

Aug 28   Arne Eggen, composer in the year 1881.  

Aug 29   Edvin Kallstenius, composer in the year 1881.  

Aug 31   In the year 1881 1st US men's single tennis championships (Newport, RI)  

Sep 03   1st US Mens Tennis: Richard D Sears beats William E Glyn (60 63 62) in the year 1881.  

Sep 05   Otto Bauer, Austrian social-democrat in the year 1881.  

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

Sep 07   On this day in history constantly WL Scheurleer, Dutch archaeologist/banker/art expert  

Sep 07   Sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1881.  

Sep 08   On this day in history w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84  

Sep 09   In the year 1881 egyptian military coup under colonel Arab "El Wahid"  

Sep 11   On this day in history triple landslides bury Elm Switz  

Sep 12   On this day in history daniel Jones, England phoneticist (English pronouncing dictionary)  

Sep 13   Ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57 in the year 1881.  

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   In the year 1881 chicago Tribune reports on a televide experiment  

Sep 18   In the year 1881 chicago Tribune reports on a televideo experiment  

Sep 19   In the year 1881 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   Chester A Arthur sworn in as president in the year 1881.  

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

Sep 24   On this day in history henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch  

Sep 24   In the year 1881 luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74  

Sep 27   In the year 1881 chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12  

Sep 27   In the year 1881 ernest Samuel Williams, composer  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)  

Jan 01   Vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925) was born in the year 1881.  

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

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

Jan 08   Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960) was born in the year 1881.  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1881 birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)  

Jan 09   In the year 1881 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   In the year 1881 death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)  

Jan 25   In the year 1881 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   In the year 1881 aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59  

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 in the year 1881.  

Feb 07   In the year 1881 fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73