Page 8: Historical Events In 1880

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

Dec 08   In the year 1880 5,000 armed Boers gather in Paardekraal South-Africa   

Dec 12   Michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry), dies at 83 in the year 1880.   

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

Dec 16   Republic of South-Africa forms on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer   

Dec 20   Battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten in the year 1880.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 27   In the year 1880 alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75   

Dec 28   In the year 1880 christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet   

Dec 29   In the year 1880 jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer   

Dec 30   Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein on this day in history.   

Dec 31   George C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953) in the year 1880.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev)   

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

Jan 05   Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1880 birth of tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause)   

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

Jan 08   [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790)   

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   On this day in history joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61