Historical Events In 1881

Sep 27   On this day in history chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12  

Sep 27   In the year 1881 ernest Samuel Williams, composer  

Sep 28   Henry Geehl, composer in the year 1881.  

Sep 29   Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist in the year 1881.  

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

Oct 01   Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer in the year 1881.  

Oct 02   In the year 1881 fred Barlow, composer  

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   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   [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal on this day in history.  

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

Oct 08   In the year 1881 haiphong typhoon in Vietnam killing 300,000 people  

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   Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 12   Henry M Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch on this day in history.  

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

Oct 13   Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations in the year 1881.  

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   In the year 1881 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published  

Oct 15   On this day in history p G Wodehouse, British-American writer (Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves)  

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

Oct 15   On this day in history the first American fishing magazine, American Angler published  

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

Oct 22   In the year 1881 janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67  

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

Oct 24   On this day in history paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer  

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

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

Oct 25   In the year 1881 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   On this day in history gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Az  

Oct 26   Margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame) on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1881.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 05   Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on this day in history.  

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