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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Dec 28   Christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet in the year 1880.  

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

Dec 30   On this day in history alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein  

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   Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer  

Jan 05   In the year 1880 birth of nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer  

Jan 06   Tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer was born in the year 1880.  

Jan 06   Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940) was born in the year 1880.  

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   In the year 1880 [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   Sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02   In the year 1880 death of sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790)  

Mar 15   Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1880 gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 25   In the year 1880 joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61