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   Ernest Samuel Williams, composer in the year 1881.   

Sep 28   Henry Geehl, composer in the year 1881.   

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

Oct 01   In the year 1881 frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78   

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

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

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

Oct 04   On this day in history edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano   

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   On this day in history otto V Kuusinen, Fin/Rus communist pres of Karelo-Finnish SR (1940-56)   

Oct 08   Haiphong typhoon in Vietnam killing 300,000 people on this day in history.   

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

Oct 11   On this day in history stark Young, US critic/writer (So Red the Rose)   

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

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

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

Oct 22   Boston Symphony Orchestra gives its 1st concert on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Oct 26   In the year 1881 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   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1881 birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)   

Jan 09   Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   In the year 1881 death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)   

Jan 25   In the year 1881 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   In the year 1881 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