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   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   On this day in history republic of South-Africa forms  

Dec 19   Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer in the year 1880.  

Dec 20   On this day in history battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten  

Dec 20   New York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way" on this day in history.  

Dec 22   George Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 29   Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer in the year 1880.  

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

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   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   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   On this day in history birth of tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)  

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   On this day in history [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60  

Jan 27   In the year 1880 death of edward Middleton Barry, English architect (b. 1830)  

Feb 29   On this day in history death of sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February)  

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

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