Page 7: Historical Events In 1881

Aug 10   Albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder in the year 1881.   

Aug 12   Cecil B deMille, Mass, directed God (10 Commandments, Cleopatra) in the year 1881.   

Aug 12   In the year 1881 the birth of Cecil B. De Mille, Hollywood producer/director   

Aug 13   Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch in the year 1881.   

Aug 13   In the year 1881 jacqueline [Pierrette] R van Stuwe, [Eline v S], Dutch author   

Aug 18   On this day in history hermann Karl Josef Zilcher, composer   

Aug 19   On this day in history georges Enesco, [or Enescu], Romania, composer (Romanian Dances)   

Aug 19   In the year 1881 joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79   

Aug 20   On this day in history edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman   

Aug 23   In the year 1881 louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist   

Aug 27   On this day in history hurricane hits Florida & Carolinas; about 700 die   

Aug 28   In the year 1881 arne Eggen, composer   

Aug 29   Edvin Kallstenius, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1881 1st US men's single tennis championships (Newport, RI)   

Sep 03   In the year 1881 1st US Mens Tennis: Richard D Sears beats William E Glyn (60 63 62)   

Sep 05   On this day in history otto Bauer, Austrian social-democrat   

Sep 06   On this day in history charlie Dell, NYC, actor (Pickle in the Middle)   

Sep 07   Constantly WL Scheurleer, Dutch archaeologist/banker/art expert on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1881 sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39   

Sep 08   W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Egyptian military coup under colonel Arab "El Wahid" on this day in history.   

Sep 11   On this day in history triple landslides bury Elm Switz   

Sep 12   In the year 1881 daniel Jones, England phoneticist (English pronouncing dictionary)   

Sep 13   Ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57 in the year 1881.   

Sep 13   Lewis Latimer invents & patents electric lamp with a carbon filament on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1881 ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, Milan, race car builder (Amaz Bugattis)   

Sep 18   Chicago Tribune reports on a televide experiment in the year 1881.   

Sep 18   On this day in history chicago Tribune reports on a televideo experiment   

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

Sep 20   Chester A Arthur sworn in as 21st president on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Chester A Arthur sworn in as president on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history walter Kingsford, Redhill England, actor (My Favorite Blonde)   

Sep 24   On this day in history henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch   

Sep 24   Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born in the year 1881.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1881 birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

Jan 05   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)   

Jan 09   In the year 1881 birth of giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)   

Jan 09   Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1881 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   Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58 in the year 1881.   

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   In the year 1881 pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68   

Feb 07   In the year 1881 fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73