Historical Events In 1883

Jul 29   On this day in history the birth of Benito Mussolini, Italian leader  

Aug 01   On this day in history a papyrus offered to Brit Museum for £10,000 (forgery)  

Aug 01   On this day in history karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies  

Aug 06   Francesco Santoliquido, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 07   In the year 1883 j Ringelnatz, writer  

Aug 09   On this day in history george Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961)  

Aug 10   Carlos Lavin, composer in the year 1883.  

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

Aug 11   On this day in history ernst Stadler, writer  

Aug 12   Jan Schouten, Dutch co-founder (Daily Trouw)/chairman (ARP) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 12   On this day in history the last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.  

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

Aug 17   On this day in history the first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.  

Aug 18   Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer (Chanel) on this day in history.  

Aug 19   The birth of Gabrielle (aka Coco) Chanel, French designer in the year 1883.  

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

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

Aug 26   In the year 1883 -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000  

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

Aug 26   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 in the year 1883.  

Aug 27   On this day in history august Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76  

Aug 27   Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons in the year 1883.  

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

Aug 28   On this day in history e E Clive, Monmouthshire Wales, actor (Night Must Fall, Dark Hour)  

Aug 28   In the year 1883 slavery banned throughout British Empire  

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

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

Aug 29   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 in the year 1883.  

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

Sep 03   In the year 1883 iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64  

Sep 05   In the year 1883 otto E Deutsch, Austrian musicologist (Schubert-Brevier)  

Sep 06   Cub's Burns (extra bases), Williamson & Pfeiffer get 3 hits in 1 inn in the year 1883.  

Sep 08   On this day in history northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont  

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Jan 01   Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 01   In the year 1883 birth of [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director  

Jan 03   In the year 1883 birth of clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52)  

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

Jan 04   Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 07   Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1883 nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91  

Jan 05   In the year 1883 death of charles Tompson, first Australian published poet (b. 1806)  

Jan 10   On this day in history death of dr Samuel A. Mudd, American medical doctor (b. 1833)  

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

Jan 23   On this day in history death of gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832)  

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

Feb 01   Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 13   On this day in history pavel Melnikov, [Petsjerski], Russian historian, dies at 64