Historical Events In 1883

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

Aug 01   In the year 1883 a papyrus offered to Brit Museum for £10,000 (forgery)  

Aug 01   In the year 1883 karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies  

Aug 06   In the year 1883 francesco Santoliquido, composer  

Aug 07   On this day in history j Ringelnatz, writer  

Aug 09   George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961) on this day in history.  

Aug 10   Carlos Lavin, composer in the year 1883.  

Aug 10   In the year 1883 first train reaches Calgary.  

Aug 11   On this day in history ernst Stadler, writer  

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

Aug 12   On this day in history 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) in the year 1883.  

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

Aug 21   In the year 1883 providence shuts out Phillies 28-0  

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   In the year 1883 krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000  

Aug 26   On this day in history 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   On this day in history krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons  

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

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

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

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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 03   Iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64 in the year 1883.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 08   In the year 1883 northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci)  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1883 birth of johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52)  

Jan 04   Max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses) was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 04   Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969) was born in the year 1883.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1883 birth of andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II)  

Jan 04   Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Charles Tompson, first Australian published poet (b. 1806) died in the year 1883.  

Jan 10   Dr Samuel A. Mudd, American medical doctor (b. 1833) died on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24   In the year 1883 friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70  

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

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