Historical Events In 1880

Dec 06   The Edmonton Bulletin, the first newspaper in Edmonton and in the province of Alberta begins publication on this day in history.  

Dec 08   On this day in history 5,000 armed Boers gather in Paardekraal South-Africa  

Dec 12   In the year 1880 michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry), dies at 83  

Dec 15   In the year 1880 carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76  

Dec 16   On this day in history republic of South-Africa forms  

Dec 19   In the year 1880 nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer  

Dec 20   In the year 1880 battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten  

Dec 20   In the year 1880 new York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way"  

Dec 22   George Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday in the year 1880.  

Dec 27   On this day in history alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75  

Dec 28   On this day in history christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet  

Dec 29   On this day in history jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer  

Dec 30   Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein in the year 1880.  

Dec 31   In the year 1880 george C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953)  

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Jan 01   Edie Martin, London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1880 birth of shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev)  

Jan 02   In the year 1880 birth of louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer  

Jan 05   Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born in the year 1880.  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1880 birth of eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause)  

Jan 04   Anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies in the year 1880.  

Jan 08   On this day in history [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   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   On this day in history jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51  

Mar 23   Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1880.  

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