Page 7: Historical Events In 1881

Aug 12   Cecil B deMille, Mass, directed God (10 Commandments, Cleopatra)   

Aug 12   Cecil B. De Mille, Hollywood producer/director is born.   

Aug 13   Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch.   

Aug 13   Jacqueline [Pierrette] R van Stuwe, [Eline v S], Dutch author.   

Aug 18   Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher, composer.   

Aug 19   Georges Enesco, [or Enescu], Romania, composer (Romanian Dances).   

Aug 19   Joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79.   

Aug 20   Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman   

Aug 23   Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist   

Aug 27   Hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas; about 700 die   

Aug 28   Arne Eggen, composer   

Aug 29   Edvin Kallstenius, composer.   

Aug 31   1st US men's single tennis championships (Newport, RI).   

Sep 03   1st US Mens Tennis: Richard D Sears beats William E Glyn (60 63 62)   

Sep 05   Otto Bauer, Austrian social-democrat.   

Sep 06   Charlie Dell, NYC, actor (Pickle in the Middle).   

Sep 07   Constantly WL Scheurleer, Dutch archaeologist/banker/art expert.   

Sep 07   Sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39   

Sep 08   W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84   

Sep 09   Egyptian military coup under colonel Arab "El Wahid".   

Sep 11   Triple landslides bury Elm Switz.   

Sep 12   Daniel Jones, England phoneticist (English pronouncing dictionary)   

Sep 13   Ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57   

Sep 13   Lewis Latimer invents and patents electric lamp with a carbon filament.   

Sep 15   Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, Milan, race car builder (Amaz Bugattis).   

Sep 18   Chicago Tribune reports on a televide experiment   

Sep 18   Chicago Tribune reports on a televideo experiment.   

Sep 19   James A Garfield, 20th president (1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49.   

Sep 20   Chester A Arthur sworn in as 21st president   

Sep 20   Chester A Arthur sworn in as president.   

Sep 20   Walter Kingsford, Redhill England, actor (My Favorite Blonde)   

Sep 24   Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch.   

Sep 24   Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74   

Sep 27   Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12.   

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Jan 01   Carry van bridges: [de haan], dutch author (heleen, eva)   

Jan 01   Vajiravudh: King of thailand    

Jan 04   Wilhelm lehmbruck: German painter/poet/sculptor (seated youth)   

Jan 05   Nikolay andreyevich roslavets: Composer   

Jan 08   Henrik shipstead: American politician    

Jan 09   Giovanni papini: Italy, writer (il diavolo)   

Jan 09   Lascelles abercrombie: English poet/critic (revaluations)   

Jan 09   Edouard beaupré: Horse lifter    

Jan 01   Louis auguste blanqui: French political activist (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   Wilhelm matthias naeff: Swiss federal councilor (b. 1802)   

Jan 25   Konstantin thon: Russian architect (b. 1794)   

Jan 30   Jaak nikolaas lemmens: Flemish composer,    

Feb 02   Aleksej f pisemski: Russian writer (clodhopper),   

Feb 05   Thomas carlyle: Historian/essayist,   

Feb 06   Pieter mijer: Gov-gen of neth in   

Feb 07   Fredrik cygnaeus: Finnish poet/literature critic,