Historical Events In 1882

May 19   Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara) lands in Korea to negotiate first treaty between Korea and Western power on this day in history.  

May 20   Germany/Austria-Hungary/France sign Triple Alliance in the year 1882.  

May 20   On this day in history sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928)  

May 20   St Gotthard-railroad tunnel between Switzerland & Italy opens on this day in history.  

May 21   Georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Hostage Rights of Aemstel) in the year 1882.  

May 23   On this day in history 6" of snow falls in eastern Iowa  

May 23   In the year 1882 james Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool)  

May 24   Creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East) on this day in history.  

May 25   In the year 1882 harry Fox, entertainer  

May 27   10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5 in the year 1882.  

Jun 01   John Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Abraham Lincoln) on this day in history.  

Jun 02   On this day in history guiseppi Garibaldi, Italian rebel leader, dies at 74  

Jun 02   Pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris on this day in history.  

Jun 04   Karl Valentin, German comic/writer in the year 1882.  

Jun 05   Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [OS] on this day in history.  

Jun 05   Storm & floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die on this day in history.  

Jun 05   In the year 1882 the birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor  

Jun 06   Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000 in the year 1882.  

Jun 06   Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC in the year 1882.  

Jun 08   On this day in history 16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43  

Jun 10   In the year 1882 anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria Egypt kills 50 Europeans  

Jun 10   In the year 1882 neville Henderson, British diplomat  

Jun 14   Ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Roemenia on this day in history.  

Jun 16   In the year 1882 17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa  

Jun 17   In the year 1882 igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS]  

Jun 17   On this day in history the birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor  

Jun 17   Tornado kills 130 in Iowa on this day in history.  

Jun 18   On this day in history georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49) [or 6/28]  

Jun 21   Rockwell Kent, artist/painter/illustrator (Canterbury Tales) in the year 1882.  

Jun 24   Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60 in the year 1882.  

Jun 24   NL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty in the year 1882.  

Jun 27   In the year 1882 eduard Spranger, German psychologist/educator  

Jun 30   In the year 1882 charles J Guiteau, assassin (Pres Garfield), hanged  

Jul 02   On this day in history edgar Mayne, cricketer (Australian batsman, prolific for Victoria)  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958) was born in the year 1882.  

Jan 06   Samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   Charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour) was born in the year 1882.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1882 death of john William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)  

Jan 06   In the year 1882 death of richard Henry Dana, U.S. novelist (Two Years Before the Mast) (b. 1815)  

Jan 11   In the year 1882 death of theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810)  

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   In the year 1882 anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72  

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