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   Ernest Samuel Williams, composer in the year 1881.   

Sep 28   On this day in history henry Geehl, composer   

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   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   On this day in history edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano   

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 in the year 1881.   

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

Oct 08   On this day in history haiphong typhoon in Vietnam killing 300,000 people   

Oct 11   On this day in history david Houston patents roll film for cameras   

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

Oct 13   In the year 1881 george Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter   

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

Oct 15   P G Wodehouse, British-American writer (Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves) on this day in history.   

Oct 15   On this day in history 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   Janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 24   Paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer in the year 1881.   

Oct 25   In the year 1881 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   On this day in history wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral"   

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   Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 04   Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born in the year 1881.   

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)   

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 in the year 1881.   

Jan 21   Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1881 death of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)   

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   Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73 in the year 1881.