Page 3: Historical Events In 1881

Mar 13   On this day in history balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer   

Mar 13   In the year 1881 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   In the year 1881 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   Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG) in the year 1881.   

Mar 18   Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963) in the year 1881.   

Mar 21   On this day in history hermann Sandby, composer   

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

Mar 23   Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war in the year 1881.   

Mar 23   Gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53)   

Mar 23   Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Mar 24   On this day in history friedrich Hecker, German revolutionary republic politician, dies at 69   

Mar 25   Béla Bartok, Hungary, composer/pianist (Concerto for Orchestra) on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 28   On this day in history greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum & James A Bailey   

Mar 28   Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, composer, dies at 42 [OS=Mar 16] on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1881.   

Apr 01   On this day in history anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem   

Apr 03   On this day in history alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53)   

Apr 04   Charles Funk, Ohio, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls) in the year 1881.   

Apr 05   On this day in history transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty   

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

Apr 08   Fernand Lamy, composer in the year 1881.   

Apr 11   On this day in history harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 16   In the year 1881 edward Frederick Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax/ambassador to US (1940-46)   

Apr 16   George William Martin, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1881.   

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Jan 01   Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 09   Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 01   Louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 21   Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)   

Jan 30   Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68   

Feb 07   On this day in history fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73