Historical Events In 1883

Jul 29   The birth of Benito Mussolini, Italian leader in the year 1883.  

Aug 01   A papyrus offered to Brit Museum for £10,000 (forgery) on this day in history.  

Aug 01   Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies in the year 1883.  

Aug 06   Francesco Santoliquido, composer in the year 1883.  

Aug 07   On this day in history j Ringelnatz, writer  

Aug 09   George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961) in the year 1883.  

Aug 10   On this day in history carlos Lavin, composer  

Aug 10   On this day in history first train reaches Calgary.  

Aug 11   Ernst Stadler, writer in the year 1883.  

Aug 12   In the year 1883 jan Schouten, Dutch co-founder (Daily Trouw)/chairman (ARP)  

Aug 12   Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies in the year 1883.  

Aug 12   The last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam in the year 1883.  

Aug 14   Ernest E Just, biologist (pioneered cell division) in the year 1883.  

Aug 17   In the year 1883 the first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.  

Aug 18   Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer (Chanel) in the year 1883.  

Aug 19   The birth of Gabrielle (aka Coco) Chanel, French designer on this day in history.  

Aug 21   Providence shuts out Phillies 28-0 in the year 1883.  

Aug 23   On this day in history phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks & & passballs count as errors prior to 1888)  

Aug 26   -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000 on this day in history.  

Aug 26   On this day in history krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000  

Aug 26   In the year 1883 the Indonesian island of Krakatoa explodes, spewing volcanic ash and debris 50 miles into the air and killing 36,000 people many from tidal waves over 100 feet high.  

Aug 27   In the year 1883 august Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76  

Aug 27   In the year 1883 krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons  

Aug 27   The volcano Krakatoa erupts and the resulting explosion is heard 2200 miles away in Australia on this day in history.  

Aug 28   E E Clive, Monmouthshire Wales, actor (Night Must Fall, Dark Hour) in the year 1883.  

Aug 28   Slavery banned throughout British Empire in the year 1883.  

Aug 29   In the year 1883 seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hrs after explosion  

Aug 29   On this day in history seismic sea waves created by the Krakatoa eruption create a rise in the English Channel 32 hrs after the explosion  

Aug 29   In the year 1883 thomas Ahearn, head of the Ottawa Street Railway Company, presides over a demonstration of his pioneering electric stove at the Windsor Hotel in Ottawa. This is believed to be the world's very first dinner cooked on an all-electric stove.  

Aug 30   Theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style) in the year 1883.  

Sep 03   On this day in history iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64  

Sep 05   On this day in history otto E Deutsch, Austrian musicologist (Schubert-Brevier)  

Sep 06   Cub's Burns (extra bases), Williamson & Pfeiffer get 3 hits in 1 inn on this day in history.  

Sep 08   Northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses)  

Jan 04   In the year 1883 birth of max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969)  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings)  

Jan 07   Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 04   Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1883.  

Jan 05   Charles Tompson, first Australian published poet (b. 1806) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Dr Samuel A. Mudd, American medical doctor (b. 1833) died in the year 1883.  

Jan 21   Jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1883.  

Jan 23   Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) died on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70  

Feb 01   In the year 1883 pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies  

Feb 13   In the year 1883 pavel Melnikov, [Petsjerski], Russian historian, dies at 64