Historical Events In 1882

May 19   Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara) lands in Korea to negotiate first treaty between Korea and Western power in the year 1882.  

May 20   On this day in history germany/Austria-Hungary/France sign Triple Alliance  

May 20   Sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928) on this day in history.  

May 20   St Gotthard-railroad tunnel between Switzerland & Italy opens in the year 1882.  

May 21   Georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Hostage Rights of Aemstel) on this day in history.  

May 23   In the year 1882 6" of snow falls in eastern Iowa  

May 23   James Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool) in the year 1882.  

May 24   In the year 1882 creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East)  

May 25   Harry Fox, entertainer on this day in history.  

May 27   On this day in history 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5  

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

Jun 02   Guiseppi Garibaldi, Italian rebel leader, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jun 02   In the year 1882 pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris  

Jun 04   Karl Valentin, German comic/writer on this day in history.  

Jun 05   In the year 1882 igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [OS]  

Jun 05   Storm & floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die in the year 1882.  

Jun 05   The birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor on this day in history.  

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

Jun 06   Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC on this day in history.  

Jun 08   16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43 in the year 1882.  

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

Jun 10   Neville Henderson, British diplomat in the year 1882.  

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

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

Jun 17   Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS] in the year 1882.  

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   Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49) [or 6/28] in the year 1882.  

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   In the year 1882 nL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty  

Jun 27   On this day in history eduard Spranger, German psychologist/educator  

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

Jul 02   Edgar Mayne, cricketer (Australian batsman, prolific for Victoria) on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1882.  

Jan 04   Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1882 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1882 birth of fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965)  

Jan 10   Charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history death of john William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)  

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   On this day in history death of wilhelm Mauser, German weapon designer and manufacturer (b. 1834)  

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

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.