Page 5: Historical Events In 1880

Jul 16   In the year 1880 dr. Emily Stowe becomes the first woman licenced to practice medicine in Canada.   

Jul 18   Otto Vrieslander, composer in the year 1880.   

Jul 19   SF Public Library starts lending books on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer in the year 1880.   

Jul 21   In the year 1880 compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY   

Jul 21   Compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY League merge to form National Association of Colored Woman on this day in history.   

Jul 22   In the year 1880 anna Caroline Oury, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 23   In the year 1880 1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich   

Jul 23   In the year 1880 the first commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich   

Jul 24   On this day in history ernest Bloch, Geneva Switzerland, composer (MacBeth)   

Jul 27   On this day in history a P Abourne patents a process for refining coconut oil   

Jul 27   Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson was wounded, breaks out on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Donald Crisp, Scotland, actor (How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana) on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Robert Rutherford McCormick, US, editor/publisher (Chicago Tribune) in the year 1880.   

Aug 05   Gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright (Black Girls Burden) on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1880 ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones)   

Aug 10   Clarence Cameron White, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Frederick Jerome Work, composer in the year 1880.   

Aug 12   Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher (Won 37 in 1908) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history australia's first soccer club, The Wanderers, plays its first match, against Kings School, Parramatta, NSW.   

Aug 14   Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed in the year 1880.   

Aug 14   In the year 1880 construction of Cologne Cathedral completed (began in 1248)   

Aug 17   In the year 1880 leo Ascher, composer   

Aug 17   Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1880.   

Aug 21   In the year 1880 johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader (OD)   

Aug 24   On this day in history miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat   

Aug 25   Robert E Stolz, Austrian composer/conductor (...smaller guard) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   On this day in history guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)   

Aug 29   On this day in history marie-Louise Meilleur, Canada, lived past 117   

Aug 31   Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948) in the year 1880.   

Sep 01   Antoon Jurgens, margarine maker, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Leo Bittermieux, Flemish missionary (Congo) in the year 1880.   

Sep 06   On this day in history commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, v Australia at The Oval   

Sep 06   In the year 1880 jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch night club performer (French governess)   

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Jan 01   Edie Martin, London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt) was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 01   Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin)   

Jan 06   Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)   

Jan 10   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 08   [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 in the year 1880.   

Jan 27   Edward Middleton Barry, English architect (b. 1830) died in the year 1880.   

Feb 29   Sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February) died in the year 1880.   

Mar 02   Sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790) died in the year 1880.   

Mar 15   Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51 in the year 1880.   

Mar 23   In the year 1880 gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 25   Joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.