Page 5: Historical Events In 1880

Jul 18   Otto Vrieslander, composer.   

Jul 19   In this year, SF Public Library starts lending books   

Jul 20   Hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer.   

Jul 21   Compressed air accident results in the deaths of 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY League merge to form National Association of Colored Woman.   

Jul 21   Compressed air accident results in the deaths of 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY   

Jul 22   Anna Caroline Oury, composer, dies at 72.   

Jul 23   1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich   

Jul 23   The inaugural commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich   

Jul 24   Ernest Bloch, Geneva Switzerland, composer (MacBeth)   

Jul 27   A P Abourne patents a process for refining coconut oil   

Jul 27   Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson was wounded, breaks out.   

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

Jul 30   Robert Rutherford McCormick, US, editor/publisher (Chicago Tribune).   

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

Aug 07   Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones)   

Aug 10   Clarence Cameron White, composer   

Aug 11   Frederick Jerome Work, composer   

Aug 12   Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher (Won 37 in 1908)   

Aug 14   Australia's inaugural soccer club, The Wanderers, plays its inaugural match, against Kings School, Parramatta, NSW.   

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

Aug 14   Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed   

Aug 17   Leo Ascher, composer   

Aug 17   Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70.   

Aug 21   Johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader (OD).   

Aug 24   Miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat   

Aug 25   Robert E Stolz, Austrian composer/conductor (...smaller guard)   

Aug 26   Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)   

Aug 29   Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canada, lived past 117   

Aug 31   Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948)   

Sep 01   Antoon Jurgens, margarine maker, dies at 75.   

Sep 04   Leo Bittermieux, Flemish missionary (Congo)   

Sep 06   Commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, v Australia at The Oval   

Sep 06   Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch night club performer (French governess)   

Sep 07   Attilio Brugnoli, composer   

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Jan 01   Edie martin: London england, actress (titfield thunderbolt)   

Jan 01   Shalom asch: Poland, yiddish writer (motke ganev)   

Jan 02   Louis breguet: French aviation pioneer   

Jan 05   Nicolai karlovich medtner: Composer   

Jan 06   Tom mix: Mix run pa, silent screen cowboy actor (dick turpin)   

Jan 06   Yuliya lazarevna veysberg: Composer   

Jan 06   Tom mix: American actor    

Jan 10   Eduard m meijers: Dutch lawyer (short cause)   

Jan 04   Anselm feuerbach: German painter,    

Jan 08   [joshua] norton i: Emperor of us/protector of mexico,    

Jan 27   Edward middleton barry: English architect (b. 1830)   

Feb 29   Sir james wilson: Premier of tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 february)   

Mar 02   Sir john macneill: Irish civil engineer (b. 1790)   

Mar 15   Jan k j de jonge: Dutch historian,   

Mar 23   Gustav adolf mankell: Composer,   

Mar 25   Joseph rummel: Composer,