Page 8: Historical Events In 1880

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

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   Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   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 in the year 1880.   

Dec 31   On this day in history george C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1880 birth of edie Martin, London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt)   

Jan 01   Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause) was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 04   On this day in history anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies   

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

Mar 02   Sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790) died in the year 1880.   

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