Historical Events In 1882

Jan 01   W C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD) on this day in history.  

Jan 01   William Cornelius Van Horne is appointed General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Van Horne succeeded in laying 480 miles of track across the Prairies in the summer of 1882 in the year 1882.  

Jan 02   In the year 1882 because of anti-monopoly laws, Standard Oil is organized as a trust  

Jan 03   Willem Benoy, Flemish actor/director (Pygmalion) on this day in history.  

Jan 03   William H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76 in the year 1882.  

Jan 06   On this day in history samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57)  

Jan 10   On this day in history charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour)  

Jan 12   Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist in the year 1882.  

Jan 13   Richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal" on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America) in the year 1882.  

Jan 15   In the year 1882 1st US ski club forms (Berlin NH)  

Jan 15   Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist (Polish Peasant in Europe) on this day in history.  

Jan 15   The First US ski club forms (Berlin NH) in the year 1882.  

Jan 17   1st Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office on this day in history.  

Jan 17   The first Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history alan Alexander Milne, English author (Winnie-the-Pooh)  

Jan 20   John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 25   Bilu, a Russian Zionist organization, forms on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Peter Singer, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   The birth of Virginia Woolf, English novelist in the year 1882.  

Jan 25   Virginia [Adeline] Woolf, London, author (Jacob's Room, To Lighthouse) on this day in history.  

Jan 26   France government of Gambetta falls in the year 1882.  

Jan 26   In the year 1882 france govt of Gambetta falls  

Jan 27   Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano) in the year 1882.  

Jan 30   Franklin Delano Roosevelt, New Hyde Park NY, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945) on this day in history.  

Jan 30   The birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Former (32nd) American President on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1882 anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer  

Jan 31   The birth of Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1882 louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57)  

Feb 02   On this day in history fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63  

Feb 02   James Joyce, Ire, novelist/poet (Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake) in the year 1882.  

Feb 02   Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven CT on this day in history.  

Feb 02   Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   W C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Willem Benoy, Flemish actor/director (Pygmalion) was born in the year 1882.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958)  

Jan 06   In the year 1882 birth of samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57)  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949)  

Jan 06   Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour)  

Jan 03   In the year 1882 william H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76  

Jan 04   John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history death of richard Henry Dana, U.S. novelist (Two Years Before the Mast) (b. 1815)  

Jan 11   Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810) died in the year 1882.  

Jan 13   In the year 1882 death of wilhelm Mauser, German weapon designer and manufacturer (b. 1834)  

Jan 20   On this day in history john Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies  

Jan 21   Anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1882.  

Jan 24   Levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808) died on this day in history.