Historical Events In 1881

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

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 in the year 1881.  

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   On this day in history fred Barlow, composer  

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   The player piano was invented by Edward Leveaux of Sussex, England, who received a patent for it this day on this day in history.  

Oct 04   [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 12   On this day in history carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer  

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

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   On this day in history 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  

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

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 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   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 in the year 1881.  

Oct 25   Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral" in the year 1881.  

Oct 26   Billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies in the year 1881.  

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

Oct 26   Margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame) in the year 1881.  

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Jan 01   Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born in the year 1881.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925)  

Jan 04   In the year 1881 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   Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) was born in the year 1881.  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)  

Jan 01   In the year 1881 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   Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794) died in the year 1881.  

Jan 30   In the year 1881 jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58  

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   On this day in history pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68  

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