Page 5: Historical Events In 1871

Jul 03   The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company introduced the first narrow-gauge locomotive. It was called the "Montezuma" in the year 1871.   

Jul 03   On this day in history vicente Arregui Garay, composer   

Jul 05   Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 05   On this day in history trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) & Big Tree, begins   

Jul 06   Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34 in the year 1871.   

Jul 08   On this day in history clement Harris, composer   

Jul 10   Marcel Proust, France, novelist (Remembrance of Things Past) in the year 1871.   

Jul 10   The birth of Marcel Proust, French psychological novelist on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Farmers' Party) in the year 1871.   

Jul 12   On this day in history north America's first public narrow gauge railway, the Toronto and Nipissing, is opened for traffic between Toronto and Uxbridge. The 3'6" gauge line was converted to standard by 1884.   

Jul 16   Tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1871.   

Jul 17   Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter in the year 1871.   

Jul 18   In the year 1871 giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope)   

Jul 20   In the year 1871 british Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province   

Jul 20   British Columbia is admitted to the Dominion of Canada. One of the conditions of entry is that the Dominion Government should, within two years from the date of union, commence the construction of a railway from the Pacific towards the Rocky Mountains and from a point east of the Rocky Mountains towards the Pacific to connect the seaboard of British Columbia with the railway system of Canada. Sir Sandford Fleming was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of this railway which was to be completed by 1881 on this day in history.   

Jul 22   On this day in history akos Buttykai, composer   

Jul 23   C H F Peters discovers asteroid #114 Kassandra in the year 1871.   

Jul 25   In the year 1871 carousel patents by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa   

Jul 25   In the year 1871 carrousel patented by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa   

Jul 29   On this day in history [Gregory Efimovich] Rasputin, mad Russian monk   

Aug 01   Oskar Fried, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) on this day in history.   

Aug 06   In the year 1871 emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher   

Aug 08   William Henry Squire, composer in the year 1871.   

Aug 13   On this day in history karl Liebknecht, German revolutionary marxist (Sparta Party)   

Aug 16   In the year 1871 zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer   

Aug 18   Johan J Arch, graphic artist (wood cutter) in the year 1871.   

Aug 19   Orville Wright, Dayton OH, aviator (Wright Brothers) in the year 1871.   

Aug 21   Leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist/writer (Red Laugh) on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Theodore Dreiser, US, novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics   

Sep 03   In the year 1871 vaclav Horak, composer, dies at 71   

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Jan 05   In the year 1871 birth of frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer   

Jan 07   In the year 1871 birth of Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (d. 1956)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of james Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician (d. 1940)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of charles Kortright, British(?) cricket player   

Jan 10   Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian author (Jesse & Maria) was born in the year 1871.   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of paul Guthnick, German astronomer   

Jan 14   Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress (Hofslachter) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Bertram Shapleigh, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Pierre A du Terrail, French writer, dies at 41 in the year 1871.   

Jan 21   On this day in history john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73   

Jan 29   In the year 1871 death of philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. 1786)   

Feb 01   On this day in history alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51   

Feb 07   Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, piano manufacturer (Steinway & Sons) (b. 1797) died on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history death of paul Kane, Irish-born painter (b. 1810)   

Feb 26   In the year 1871 charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76   

Mar 18   Augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. 1806) died on this day in history.