Historical Events In 1883

Sep 08   NY Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies in the year 1883.  

Sep 10   Euphemia "Phemia" Molkenboer, Dutch author/poster artist on this day in history.  

Sep 11   Asta Nielsen, Copenhagen Denmark, actress (Joyless Street) on this day in history.  

Sep 11   On this day in history james Cutler patents postal mail chute  

Sep 13   On this day in history cleveland Hugh Daily no-hits Phila 1-0  

Sep 14   On this day in history martin Dibelius, German theologist (Die Lade Jahwes)  

Sep 15   Joseph AF Plateau, Belg physicist (Blue Moon), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer on this day in history.  

Sep 18   Lord Berners, [Gerald Tyrwhitt], England, composer (1st Childhood) in the year 1883.  

Sep 20   John G van Dillen, historian (Of Wealth & Oligarchists) on this day in history.  

Sep 21   1st direct US-Brazil telegraph connection on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Johannes van Vloten, Dutch man of letters/theologist, dies at 65 in the year 1883.  

Sep 22   Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer in the year 1883.  

Sep 22   In the year 1883 the Grand Trunk Railway acquires the 452 mile Midland Railway.  

Sep 24   National black convention meets in Louisville, Kentucky in the year 1883.  

Sep 30   Robert H Lightfoot, English theologist/exegetist (St John's Gospel) on this day in history.  

Oct 03   On this day in history the Holyhead was a steamer owned by the London and North Western Railway which rammed the barque Alhambra amidships in the Irish Sea between Dublin and Holyhead in clear weather. The Holyhead's general cargo included 300 pigs, and 17 horses. The Alhambra was carrying coal as ballast and was almost cut in two and sank in a few minutes. The Holyhead sank shortly afterwards. The loss of life from the Holyhead totalled 13, including the Captain, C.W.Hicks, and his daughter. Loss of life on the Alhambra not known, but there was a crew of 25.  

Oct 04   On this day in history orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail  

Oct 05   Charles Maduro, Antillean composer on this day in history.  

Oct 06   The Orient Express travells from Paris to Istanbul in almost 78 hours, on its maiden run on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history archibald T Davison, composer  

Oct 14   Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor) in the year 1883.  

Oct 15   Francesco Schira, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Oct 15   Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional on this day in history.  

Oct 15   US Supreme Court Opposes Civil Rights by a narrow decision, which would forbid racial discrimination on this day in history.  

Oct 17   A S Neill, British headmaster (Summerhill) on this day in history.  

Oct 20   On this day in history max Bruch's "Kol Nidre," 1st performed  

Oct 20   On this day in history treaty of Ancon, Peru cedes Tarapaca to Chile  

Oct 22   1st NY Horse Show held (Madison Sq Garden) on this day in history.  

Oct 22   Adolf A Joffe, Russian revolutionary/writer (Brest-Litovsk) in the year 1883.  

Oct 22   First NY Horse Show held in Madison Square Gardens on this day in history.  

Oct 22   On this day in history george Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies  

Oct 22   Original Metropolitan Opera House in New York grand opening (Faust) on this day in history.  

Oct 29   On this day in history dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage)  

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

Jan 01   [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director was born in the year 1883.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51)  

Jan 04   Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1883.  

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 in the year 1883.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) died in the year 1883.  

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

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

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