Page 5: Historical Events In 1871

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

Jul 03   Vicente Arregui Garay, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess, dies in the year 1871.   

Jul 05   In the year 1871 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   In the year 1871 clement Harris, composer   

Jul 10   On this day in history marcel Proust, France, novelist (Remembrance of Things Past)   

Jul 10   The birth of Marcel Proust, French psychological novelist in the year 1871.   

Jul 11   On this day in history stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Farmers' Party)   

Jul 12   In the year 1871 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   In the year 1871 karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29   

Jul 17   On this day in history lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter   

Jul 18   Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope) in the year 1871.   

Jul 20   On this day in history british Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province   

Jul 20   In the year 1871 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.   

Jul 22   Akos Buttykai, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history c H F Peters discovers asteroid #114 Kassandra   

Jul 25   Carousel patents by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa in the year 1871.   

Jul 25   On this day in history 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) in the year 1871.   

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

Aug 08   William Henry Squire, composer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 16   On this day in history zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1871 orville Wright, Dayton OH, aviator (Wright Brothers)   

Aug 21   On this day in history leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist/writer (Red Laugh)   

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

Aug 29   In the year 1871 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).   

Aug 30   Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics in the year 1871.   

Sep 03   Vaclav Horak, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1871.   

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

Jan 07   Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician (d. 1940) was born in the year 1871.   

Jan 09   In the year 1871 birth of charles Kortright, British(?) cricket player   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian author (Jesse & Maria)   

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   On this day in history birth of bertram Shapleigh, composer   

Jan 10   On this day in history pierre A du Terrail, French writer, dies at 41   

Jan 21   In the year 1871 john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73   

Jan 29   Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. 1786) died on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1871 alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51   

Feb 07   In the year 1871 death of heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, piano manufacturer (Steinway & Sons) (b. 1797)   

Feb 20   Paul Kane, Irish-born painter (b. 1810) died on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 in the year 1871.   

Mar 18   On this day in history death of augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. 1806)