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 in the year 1880.   

Jul 20   In the year 1880 hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer   

Jul 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1880.   

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

Jul 23   On this day in history 1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich   

Jul 23   On this day in history the first commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich   

Jul 24   Ernest Bloch, Geneva Switzerland, composer (MacBeth) in the year 1880.   

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

Jul 27   On this day in history battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson was wounded, breaks out   

Jul 27   Donald Crisp, Scotland, actor (How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana) in the year 1880.   

Jul 30   On this day in history robert Rutherford McCormick, US, editor/publisher (Chicago Tribune)   

Aug 05   Gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright (Black Girls Burden) in the year 1880.   

Aug 07   Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 11   Frederick Jerome Work, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher (Won 37 in 1908) in the year 1880.   

Aug 14   In the year 1880 australia's first soccer club, The Wanderers, plays its first match, against Kings School, Parramatta, NSW.   

Aug 14   On this day in history construction of Cologne Cathedral completed   

Aug 14   Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed (began in 1248) in the year 1880.   

Aug 17   On this day in history leo Ascher, composer   

Aug 17   Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   On this day in history johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader (OD)   

Aug 24   Miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat in the year 1880.   

Aug 25   In the year 1880 robert E Stolz, Austrian composer/conductor (...smaller guard)   

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

Aug 29   In the year 1880 marie-Louise Meilleur, Canada, lived past 117   

Aug 31   On this day in history wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948)   

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   In the year 1880 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   In the year 1880 birth of shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer   

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

Jan 06   Tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin) was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 06   Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies   

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

Jan 27   On this day in history death of edward Middleton Barry, English architect (b. 1830)   

Feb 29   In the year 1880 death of sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February)   

Mar 02   Sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790) died on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51   

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

Mar 25   Joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1880.