Page 8: Historical Events In 1881

Sep 27   Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12 in the year 1881.   

Sep 27   On this day in history ernest Samuel Williams, composer   

Sep 28   Henry Geehl, composer in the year 1881.   

Sep 29   Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist on this day in history.   

Oct 01   Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1881.   

Oct 01   On this day in history leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer   

Oct 02   Fred Barlow, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 03   Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano on this day in history.   

Oct 04   In the year 1881 the player piano was invented by Edward Leveaux of Sussex, England, who received a patent for it this day.   

Oct 04   In the year 1881 [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal   

Oct 05   In the year 1881 otto V Kuusinen, Fin/Rus communist pres of Karelo-Finnish SR (1940-56)   

Oct 08   Haiphong typhoon in Vietnam killing 300,000 people in the year 1881.   

Oct 11   David Houston patents roll film for cameras in the year 1881.   

Oct 11   Stark Young, US critic/writer (So Red the Rose) in the year 1881.   

Oct 12   Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer in the year 1881.   

Oct 12   In the year 1881 henry M Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch   

Oct 13   George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter on this day in history.   

Oct 13   On this day in history revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations   

Oct 14   Eyemouth Fishing Disaster, known locally as 'Disaster Day', some 129 men and boys, one in three of the Berwickshire town's fishermen lost their lives in a hurricane on this day in history.   

Oct 15   1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published in the year 1881.   

Oct 15   In the year 1881 p G Wodehouse, British-American writer (Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves)   

Oct 15   In the year 1881 the birth of Sir P.G Wodehouse, Novelist, creator of 'Jeeves and Wooster'   

Oct 15   In the year 1881 the first American fishing magazine, American Angler published   

Oct 22   In the year 1881 boston Symphony Orchestra gives its 1st concert   

Oct 22   On this day in history janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67   

Oct 24   On this day in history levi P Morton, US ambas to France drives 1st rivet in Stat of Liberty   

Oct 24   In the year 1881 paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer   

Oct 25   Pablo Picasso, Malaga Spain, artist (3 Dancers, Guernica) in the year 1881.   

Oct 25   In the year 1881 the birth of Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor   

Oct 25   On this day in history wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral"   

Oct 26   On this day in history billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies   

Oct 26   Gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Az on this day in history.   

Oct 26   On this day in history margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame)   

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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   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

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

Jan 09   Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born in the year 1881.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history 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   Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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