Historical Events In 1882

May 19   Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara) lands in Korea to negotiate first treaty between Korea and Western power in the year 1882.  

May 20   On this day in history germany/Austria-Hungary/France sign Triple Alliance  

May 20   In the year 1882 sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928)  

May 20   In the year 1882 st Gotthard-railroad tunnel between Switzerland & Italy opens  

May 21   Georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Hostage Rights of Aemstel) on this day in history.  

May 23   6" of snow falls in eastern Iowa on this day in history.  

May 23   In the year 1882 james Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool)  

May 24   In the year 1882 creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East)  

May 25   Harry Fox, entertainer on this day in history.  

May 27   On this day in history 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5  

Jun 01   John Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Abraham Lincoln) on this day in history.  

Jun 02   In the year 1882 guiseppi Garibaldi, Italian rebel leader, dies at 74  

Jun 02   On this day in history pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris  

Jun 04   In the year 1882 karl Valentin, German comic/writer  

Jun 05   Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [OS] on this day in history.  

Jun 05   On this day in history storm & floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die  

Jun 05   On this day in history the birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor  

Jun 06   Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000 in the year 1882.  

Jun 06   Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC in the year 1882.  

Jun 08   On this day in history 16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43  

Jun 10   On this day in history anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria Egypt kills 50 Europeans  

Jun 10   On this day in history neville Henderson, British diplomat  

Jun 14   Ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Roemenia on this day in history.  

Jun 16   In the year 1882 17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa  

Jun 17   In the year 1882 igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS]  

Jun 17   The birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor on this day in history.  

Jun 17   Tornado kills 130 in Iowa in the year 1882.  

Jun 18   Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49) [or 6/28] on this day in history.  

Jun 21   Rockwell Kent, artist/painter/illustrator (Canterbury Tales) on this day in history.  

Jun 24   Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60 in the year 1882.  

Jun 24   NL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty on this day in history.  

Jun 27   On this day in history eduard Spranger, German psychologist/educator  

Jun 30   Charles J Guiteau, assassin (Pres Garfield), hanged on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history edgar Mayne, cricketer (Australian batsman, prolific for Victoria)  

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Jan 01   W C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD) was born in the year 1882.  

Jan 03   Willem Benoy, Flemish actor/director (Pygmalion) was born in the year 1882.  

Jan 04   Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943) was born in the year 1882.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958)  

Jan 06   Samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57) was born in the year 1882.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949)  

Jan 06   Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965) was born in the year 1882.  

Jan 10   Charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   William H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76 in the year 1882.  

Jan 04   John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) died in the year 1882.  

Jan 06   Richard Henry Dana, U.S. novelist (Two Years Before the Mast) (b. 1815) died in the year 1882.  

Jan 11   Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810) died in the year 1882.  

Jan 13   On this day in history death of wilhelm Mauser, German weapon designer and manufacturer (b. 1834)  

Jan 20   John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies in the year 1882.  

Jan 21   On this day in history anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 24   Levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808) died in the year 1882.