Page 2: Historical Events In 1882

Feb 02   Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn.   

Feb 03   Circus owner PT Barnum buys his world famous elephant Jumbo.   

Feb 03   Guglielmo Quarenghi, composer, dies at 55   

Feb 03   Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland)   

Feb 05   Felice Lattuada, composer   

Feb 07   Last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss.   

Feb 07   The last unprotected (i.e., without padded gloves) heavyweight boxing championship fight occurs in Mississippi City.   

Feb 08   George Siegmann, actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist).   

Feb 09   Thomas Campbell, S African cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests 1909-12)   

Feb 10   Rimski-Korsakovs opera "Snyegurochka," premieres in St Petersburg   

Feb 11   Gheorghe Cucu, composer.   

Feb 11   Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65   

Feb 12   Social-Democratic Union forms in Amsterdam   

Feb 12   Walter Vaes, Flemish painter/etcher.   

Feb 13   Henry Highland Garnet, diplomat, dies in Monrovia Liberia at 66   

Feb 14   George Jean Nathan, US, editor/author/critic (American Mercury).   

Feb 15   1st cargo of frozen meat leaves NZ for Britain, on SS Dunedin.   

Feb 15   inaugural cargo of frozen meat leaves New Zealand for Britain, on SS Dunedin.   

Feb 15   John Barrymore, American actor is born.   

Feb 15   John Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde)   

Feb 17   1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground   

Feb 17   Kurt Schindler, composer   

Feb 21   NYC's 24 hour race begins, winner with most mileage in 24 hours   

Feb 22   Eric Gill, England, sculptor/engraver/typographer (Perpetua)   

Feb 22   In this year, With 120 miles James Saunders claims NYC's 24 hour race and $100 prize.   

Feb 23   Ladislav Vycpalek, composer.   

Feb 25   Jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language boundary)   

Feb 26   Walter Lucht, German artillery general (WW I/WW II).   

Feb 28   1st US college cooperative store opens, at Harvard U   

Feb 28   Geraldine Farrar, US soprano/actress (Story of American Singer)   

Mar 01   Ida Moore, Altoona Ks, actress (Mr Music, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki)   

Mar 02   Assassination attempt made on the life of Queen Victoria   

Mar 02   Louis Kufferath, composer, dies at 70   

Mar 02   Wallis Clark, Essex England, actress (Postal Inspector).   

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Jan 01   W c wendelaar: Mayor of alkmaar (1919-34)/dutch mp (vvd)   

Jan 03   Willem benoy: Flemish actor/director (pygmalion)   

Jan 04   Aristarkh lentulov: Russian artist   

Jan 05   Herbert bayard swope: U.s. journalist who coined the term "cold war"    

Jan 06   Samuel rayburn: Tenn, (rep-d-tx), speaker of the house (1940-57)   

Jan 06   Aleksandra ekster: Russian painter   

Jan 06   Fan s. noli: Albanian bishop    

Jan 10   Charles trowbridge: Vera cruz mexico, actor (fatal hour)   

Jan 03   William h ainsworth: English writer (guy fawkes),   

Jan 04   John william draper: English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)   

Jan 06   Richard henry dana: U.s. novelist (two years before the mast) (b. 1815)   

Jan 11   Theodor schwann: German physiologist (b. 1810)   

Jan 13   Wilhelm mauser: German weapon designer and manufacturer (b. 1834)   

Jan 20   John linnell: British painter/minaturist/engraver,    

Jan 21   Anton emil titl: Composer,   

Jan 24   Levi boone: Mayor of chicago (b. 1808)