Page 9: Historical Events In 1881

Oct 26   Shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Az on this day in history.   

Oct 29   On this day in history judge (U.S. magazine) first published.   

Oct 30   Lena Christ, writer in the year 1881.   

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

Nov 01   Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms in the year 1881.   

Nov 04   On this day in history gena Branscombe, composer   

Nov 05   French government-Ferry resigns in the year 1881.   

Nov 09   Edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well in the year 1881.   

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

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

Nov 15   American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh) in the year 1881.   

Nov 15   Franklin P Adams, Chicago Ill, columnist (Information Please) in the year 1881.   

Nov 17   Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP in the year 1881.   

Nov 18   Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor (large goalie glove) on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1881 a meteorite lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.   

Nov 25   In the year 1881 john XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63)   

Nov 28   Stefan Zweig, Vienna Austria, poet/essayist/dramatist (Beware of Pity) on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa in the year 1881.   

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   In the year 1881 47th Congress (1881-83) convenes   

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

Dec 08   In the year 1881 padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems)   

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

Dec 13   August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 in the year 1881.   

Dec 15   James Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent) in the year 1881.   

Dec 17   Lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 19   On this day in history the opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 20   In the year 1881 branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)   

Dec 22   Enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer 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   In the year 1881 birth of vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925)   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1881 death of louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   On this day in history death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)   

Jan 30   Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1881 pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68   

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