Page 3: Historical Events In 1881

Mar 13   Balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer in the year 1881.   

Mar 13   On this day in history in Russia, Czar Alexander II is killed near the Winter Palace by a hand-bomb thrown by a member of the "People’s Will," a militant wing of the Narodniki movement, which advocated socialist reform in Russia and the elimination of the central government   

Mar 15   On this day in history emory Upton, US Union gen-maj (Selma), commits suicide at 42   

Mar 16   Barnum & Bailey Circus debuts in the year 1881.   

Mar 16   On this day in history modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov), dies at 42   

Mar 17   Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Less bror Harris) in the year 1881.   

Mar 18   On this day in history barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG)   

Mar 18   On this day in history oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963)   

Mar 21   In the year 1881 hermann Sandby, composer   

Mar 23   On this day in history boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war   

Mar 23   In the year 1881 boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war   

Mar 23   On this day in history gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die   

Mar 23   Hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53) in the year 1881.   

Mar 23   On this day in history nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45   

Mar 24   Friedrich Hecker, German revolutionary republic politician, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Mar 25   In the year 1881 béla Bartok, Hungary, composer/pianist (Concerto for Orchestra)   

Mar 26   Thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Rioting takes place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily vociferous promotion of rigid Temperance by the Salvation Army in the year 1881.   

Mar 28   In the year 1881 greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum & James A Bailey   

Mar 28   Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, composer, dies at 42 [OS=Mar 16] in the year 1881.   

Mar 31   In the year 1881 gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73   

Apr 01   Anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem in the year 1881.   

Apr 03   In the year 1881 alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53)   

Apr 04   On this day in history charles Funk, Ohio, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls)   

Apr 05   Transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty on this day in history.   

Apr 07   On this day in history pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican MP, dies at 65   

Apr 08   In the year 1881 fernand Lamy, composer   

Apr 11   Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (Torn Trondal), dies at 40 in the year 1881.   

Apr 11   River ferry "Princess Victoria" sinks in Thames River Ont, 180 die on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Anton Wildgans, Austrian writer/director (Burg Theater) in the year 1881.   

Apr 14   In the year 1881 the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas.   

Apr 16   Edward Frederick Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax/ambassador to US (1940-46) on this day in history.   

Apr 16   George William Martin, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1881 birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)   

Jan 01   In the year 1881 birth of vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925)   

Jan 04   Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 05   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 08   Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)   

Jan 01   Louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805) died on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1881 death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)   

Jan 25   Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 30   In the year 1881 jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58   

Feb 02   In the year 1881 aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59   

Feb 05   In the year 1881 thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85   

Feb 06   Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 in the year 1881.   

Feb 07   Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.