Page 9: Historical Events In 1881

Oct 29   Judge (U.S. magazine) inaugural published   

Oct 30   Lena Christ, writer.   

Oct 31   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   

Nov 02   Dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms   

Nov 04   Gena Branscombe, composer   

Nov 05   French government-Ferry steps down.   

Nov 09   Edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the inaugural oil well.   

Nov 14   Charles J Guiteau went on trial for Pres Garfield's assassination   

Nov 14   Charles J Guiteau went on trial for President Garfield's assassination.   

Nov 15   American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh).   

Nov 15   Franklin P Adams, Chicago Ill, columnist (Information Please).   

Nov 17   Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP   

Nov 18   Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor (large goalie glove).   

Nov 19   A meteorite lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.   

Nov 25   John XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63).   

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

Dec 03   Henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa.   

Dec 04   Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot).   

Dec 04   The inaugural edition of the Los Angeles Times is published   

Dec 05   47th Congress (1881-83) convenes   

Dec 07   Julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51.   

Dec 08   Padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems).   

Dec 08   Vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, results in the deaths of between 640-850   

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

Dec 15   James Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops)   

Dec 17   Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)   

Dec 17   Lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62   

Dec 19   Opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 19   The opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 20   Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)   

Dec 22   Enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician.   

Dec 24   Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

Dec 25   Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees)   

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Jan 01   Carry van bridges: [de haan], dutch author (heleen, eva)   

Jan 01   Vajiravudh: King of thailand    

Jan 04   Wilhelm lehmbruck: German painter/poet/sculptor (seated youth)   

Jan 05   Nikolay andreyevich roslavets: Composer   

Jan 08   Henrik shipstead: American politician    

Jan 09   Giovanni papini: Italy, writer (il diavolo)   

Jan 09   Lascelles abercrombie: English poet/critic (revaluations)   

Jan 09   Edouard beaupré: Horse lifter    

Jan 01   Louis auguste blanqui: French political activist (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   Wilhelm matthias naeff: Swiss federal councilor (b. 1802)   

Jan 25   Konstantin thon: Russian architect (b. 1794)   

Jan 30   Jaak nikolaas lemmens: Flemish composer,   

Feb 02   Aleksej f pisemski: Russian writer (clodhopper),    

Feb 05   Thomas carlyle: Historian/essayist,   

Feb 06   Pieter mijer: Gov-gen of neth in   

Feb 07   Fredrik cygnaeus: Finnish poet/literature critic,