Historical Events In 1891

Mar 29   In the year 1891 georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter (Pointillism), dies at 31  

Mar 29   In the year 1891 ivan Goll, writer  

Mar 30   In the year 1891 jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov)  

Mar 31   Erich Walter Sternberg, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 01   London-Paris telephone connection opens in the year 1891.  

Apr 02   On this day in history max Ernst, Germany, painter/sculptor (founded surrealism)  

Apr 02   In the year 1891 the birth of Max Ernst, German painter  

Apr 06   J Palisa discovers asteroid #309 Fraternitas in the year 1891.  

Apr 07   Nebraska introduces 8 hour work day on this day in history.  

Apr 07   On this day in history nebraska introduces the 8 hour work day  

Apr 07   Phineas T Barnum, US circus promoter (B & Bailey), dies at 88 in the year 1891.  

Apr 07   PT Barnum circus showman (Barnum &Bailey), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Apr 09   John Gobau, Flemish/Dutch actor (Electricity, Hostage Rights) on this day in history.  

Apr 10   On this day in history tim McCoy, Saginaw MI  

Apr 11   In the year 1891 8 year old Jewish tailor's daughter disappears in Greece, rumor spreads that she was a Christian girl ritually killed by Jews  

Apr 11   On this day in history 8 year old Jewish tailor's daughter disappears in Greece, rumour spreads that she was a Christian girl ritually killed by Jews  

Apr 14   In the year 1891 b. R. Ambedkar, Indian jurist (d.1956)  

Apr 15   On this day in history alvin Carter, Virginia, vocalist (Carter Family)  

Apr 15   On this day in history stephen Albert Emery, composer, dies at 49  

Apr 17   On this day in history jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer, dies at 77  

Apr 19   In the year 1891 francoise Rosay, Paris, actress (Interlude, Women in Prison, Saraband)  

Apr 22   Belle Bennett, Milcoon Rapids IA, actress (Stella Dallas, Iron Mask) in the year 1891.  

Apr 23   Jews are expelled from Moscow Russia in the year 1891.  

Apr 23   On this day in history sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf)  

Apr 24   In the year 1891 count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies  

Apr 24   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem" on this day in history.  

Apr 25   Pres Benjamin Harrison visits SF on this day in history.  

Apr 27   In the year 1891 sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, composer  

Apr 29   In the year 1891 in Vancouver BC the Canadian Pacific Ltd. steamship Empress of India arrives in Vancouver from Yokohama to open regular service to the Far East; breaks record Pacific crossing by two days.  

Apr 30   In the year 1891 watze Cuperus, Frisian author (Swart mar leaflik)  

May 01   In the year 1891 cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3  

May 04   Frederick Jacobi, composer in the year 1891.  

May 04   Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls in the year 1891.  

May 05   On this day in history carnegie Hall opens in NYC with Tchaikovsky as guest conductor  

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Jan 01   Frank Pettingell, Liverpool England, actor (Gaslight, Goose Steps Out) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Osip E Mandelstam, Polish/Russian poet/author (Kamenj) [NS=Jan 15] was born in the year 1891.  

Jan 04   Edward Brooker, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893] was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Ted McDonald, cricketer (great Australian quick of 20's) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of zora Neale Hurston, American writer (d. 1960)  

Jan 08   In the year 1891 birth of bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer  

Jan 08   Walter Bothe, Germany, subatomic particle physicist (Nobel 1954) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies  

Jan 05   In the year 1891 guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89  

Jan 07   Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1891.  

Jan 08   Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history georges-Eugene Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81  

Jan 16   On this day in history clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54  

Jan 17   In the year 1891 johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer, dies at 74  

Jan 20   David Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies in the year 1891.