Page 8: Historical Events In 1881

Sep 27   In the year 1881 chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12   

Sep 27   In the year 1881 ernest Samuel Williams, composer   

Sep 28   In the year 1881 henry Geehl, composer   

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

Oct 01   Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Oct 01   In the year 1881 leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer   

Oct 02   On this day in history fred Barlow, composer   

Oct 03   On this day in history ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer   

Oct 04   Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano in the year 1881.   

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

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

Oct 05   Otto V Kuusinen, Fin/Rus communist pres of Karelo-Finnish SR (1940-56) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 11   David Houston patents roll film for cameras on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Stark Young, US critic/writer (So Red the Rose) on this day in history.   

Oct 12   In the year 1881 carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer   

Oct 12   On this day in history henry M Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch   

Oct 13   On this day in history george Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter   

Oct 13   In the year 1881 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 in the year 1881.   

Oct 15   On this day in history 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published   

Oct 15   P G Wodehouse, British-American writer (Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves) in the year 1881.   

Oct 15   On this day in history the birth of Sir P.G Wodehouse, Novelist, creator of 'Jeeves and Wooster'   

Oct 15   The first American fishing magazine, American Angler published in the year 1881.   

Oct 22   Boston Symphony Orchestra gives its 1st concert in the year 1881.   

Oct 22   Janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1881 levi P Morton, US ambas to France drives 1st rivet in Stat of Liberty   

Oct 24   Paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history pablo Picasso, Malaga Spain, artist (3 Dancers, Guernica)   

Oct 25   The birth of Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor on this day in history.   

Oct 25   Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral" on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1881 billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies   

Oct 26   Gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Az in the year 1881.   

Oct 26   In the year 1881 margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)   

Jan 01   Vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

Jan 08   In the year 1881 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 in the year 1881.   

Jan 09   Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

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   Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59 in the year 1881.   

Feb 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73