Page 8: Historical Events In 1880

Dec 06   The Edmonton Bulletin, the first newspaper in Edmonton and in the province of Alberta begins publication in the year 1880.   

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

Dec 12   Michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76   

Dec 16   Republic of South-Africa forms in the year 1880.   

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   In the year 1880 george Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday   

Dec 27   Alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1880.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 31   George C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1880 anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1880 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   On this day in history jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51   

Mar 23   On this day in history gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67   

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