Page 9: Historical Events In 1881

Oct 26   On this day in history shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Az   

Oct 29   Judge (U.S. magazine) first published in the year 1881.   

Oct 30   Lena Christ, writer in the year 1881.   

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

Nov 02   Dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Gena Branscombe, composer in the year 1881.   

Nov 05   On this day in history french government-Ferry resigns   

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

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

Nov 14   In the year 1881 charles J Guiteau went on trial for President Garfield's assassination   

Nov 15   American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh) on this day in history.   

Nov 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   John XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63) in the year 1881.   

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

Dec 03   On this day in history henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa   

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

Dec 04   The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published in the year 1881.   

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

Dec 07   On this day in history julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51   

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

Dec 08   Vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, kills between 640-850 in the year 1881.   

Dec 13   On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

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

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

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

Dec 19   In the year 1881 opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 19   In the year 1881 the opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 20   Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) on this day in history.   

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

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1881 birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   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   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   Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 in the year 1881.   

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.