Historical Events In 1883

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

Aug 01   A papyrus offered to Brit Museum for £10,000 (forgery) in the year 1883.  

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

Aug 06   On this day in history francesco Santoliquido, composer  

Aug 07   J Ringelnatz, writer on this day in history.  

Aug 09   In the year 1883 george Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961)  

Aug 10   Carlos Lavin, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1883 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) in the year 1883.  

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

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

Aug 14   In the year 1883 ernest E Just, biologist (pioneered cell division)  

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

Aug 18   On this day in history gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer (Chanel)  

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

Aug 21   Providence shuts out Phillies 28-0 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 26   Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000 in the year 1883.  

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   August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Aug 27   Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons on this day in history.  

Aug 27   The volcano Krakatoa erupts and the resulting explosion is heard 2200 miles away in Australia in the year 1883.  

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

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) on this day in history.  

Sep 03   Iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 05   Otto E Deutsch, Austrian musicologist (Schubert-Brevier) in the year 1883.  

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

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 in the year 1883.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history death of charles Tompson, first Australian published poet (b. 1806)  

Jan 10   In the year 1883 death of dr Samuel A. Mudd, American medical doctor (b. 1833)  

Jan 21   On this day in history jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 23   Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) died in the year 1883.  

Jan 24   Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 01   On this day in history pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies  

Feb 13   Pavel Melnikov, [Petsjerski], Russian historian, dies at 64 on this day in history.