Page 5: Historical Events In 1882

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

May 20   Germany/Austria-Hungary/France sign Triple Alliance on this day in history.   

May 20   On this day in history sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928)   

May 20   St Gotthard-railroad tunnel between Switzerland & Italy opens in the year 1882.   

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

May 23   In the year 1882 6" of snow falls in eastern Iowa   

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

May 24   Creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East) in the year 1882.   

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

May 27   In the year 1882 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   Pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris in the year 1882.   

Jun 04   On this day in history karl Valentin, German comic/writer   

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

Jun 05   Storm & floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die on this day in history.   

Jun 05   The birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor in the year 1882.   

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

Jun 06   In the year 1882 electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC   

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

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

Jun 10   Neville Henderson, British diplomat on this day in history.   

Jun 14   On this day in history ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Roemenia   

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

Jun 17   Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS] on this day in history.   

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

Jun 17   In the year 1882 tornado kills 130 in Iowa   

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

Jun 21   In the year 1882 rockwell Kent, artist/painter/illustrator (Canterbury Tales)   

Jun 24   In the year 1882 joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60   

Jun 24   NL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty in the year 1882.   

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

Jun 30   Charles J Guiteau, assassin (Pres Garfield), hanged in the year 1882.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1882 birth of herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958)   

Jan 06   In the year 1882 birth of samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57)   

Jan 06   In the year 1882 birth of aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949)   

Jan 06   In the year 1882 birth of fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965)   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history william H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76   

Jan 04   In the year 1882 death of john William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1882 death of levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)