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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1882 william H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1882 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   In the year 1882 hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America)  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1882 florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist (Polish Peasant in Europe)  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1882 1st Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office  

Jan 17   On this day in history the first Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office  

Jan 18   Alan Alexander Milne, English author (Winnie-the-Pooh) in the year 1882.  

Jan 20   John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies in the year 1882.  

Jan 21   Anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1882 bilu, a Russian Zionist organization, forms  

Jan 25   On this day in history peter Singer, composer, dies at 71  

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   On this day in history france government of Gambetta falls  

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

Jan 27   Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano) on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Franklin Delano Roosevelt, New Hyde Park NY, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945) in the year 1882.  

Jan 30   In the year 1882 the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Former (32nd) American President  

Jan 31   Anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer in the year 1882.  

Jan 31   In the year 1882 the birth of Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina  

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

Feb 02   Fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1882.  

Feb 02   On this day in history james Joyce, Ire, novelist/poet (Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake)  

Feb 02   On this day in history knights of Columbus forms in New Haven CT  

Feb 02   In the year 1882 knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn  

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Jan 01   In the year 1882 birth of w C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD)  

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

Jan 04   Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943) was born in the year 1882.  

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   Samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57) was born in the year 1882.  

Jan 06   In the year 1882 birth of aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949)  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965)  

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

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

Jan 04   John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) died in the year 1882.  

Jan 06   Richard Henry Dana, U.S. novelist (Two Years Before the Mast) (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810) died on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)