Page 9: Historical Events In 1881

Oct 26   In the year 1881 shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Az   

Oct 29   Judge (U.S. magazine) first published on this day in history.   

Oct 30   In the year 1881 lena Christ, writer   

Oct 31   On this day in history metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams)   

Nov 01   On this day in history jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22   

Nov 02   In the year 1881 dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms   

Nov 04   Gena Branscombe, composer in the year 1881.   

Nov 05   In the year 1881 french government-Ferry resigns   

Nov 09   In the year 1881 edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well.   

Nov 14   Charles J Guiteau went on trial for Pres Garfield's assassination on this day in history.   

Nov 14   Charles J Guiteau went on trial for President Garfield's assassination in the year 1881.   

Nov 15   In the year 1881 american Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh)   

Nov 15   In the year 1881 franklin P Adams, Chicago Ill, columnist (Information Please)   

Nov 17   Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1881 percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor (large goalie glove)   

Nov 19   On this day in history a meteorite lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.   

Nov 25   On this day in history john XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63)   

Nov 28   Stefan Zweig, Vienna Austria, poet/essayist/dramatist (Beware of Pity) in the year 1881.   

Dec 03   In the year 1881 henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa   

Dec 04   In the year 1881 erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot)   

Dec 04   On this day in history the first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.   

Dec 05   47th Congress (1881-83) convenes on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   In the year 1881 vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, kills between 640-850   

Dec 13   In the year 1881 august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

Dec 15   In the year 1881 james Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops)   

Dec 17   On this day in history aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)   

Dec 17   Lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62 in the year 1881.   

Dec 19   Opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   The opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels) in the year 1881.   

Dec 20   Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) in the year 1881.   

Dec 22   On this day in history enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician   

Dec 24   On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

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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   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 25   Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 30   On this day in history jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58   

Feb 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73 in the year 1881.