Page 5: Historical Events In 1882

May 20   Germany/Austria-Hungary/France sign Triple Alliance   

May 20   Sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928).   

May 20   St Gotthard-railroad tunnel between Switzerland and Italy opens   

May 21   Georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Hostage Rights of Aemstel)   

May 23   6" of snow falls in eastern Iowa   

May 23   James Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool).   

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

May 25   Harry Fox, entertainer.   

May 27   In this year, 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard claims in 2:44.5.   

Jun 01   John Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Abraham Lincoln).   

Jun 02   Guiseppi Garibaldi, Italian rebel leader, dies at 74.   

Jun 02   Pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris   

Jun 04   Karl Valentin, German comic/writer   

Jun 05   Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [OS]   

Jun 05   Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor is born.   

Jun 05   Storm and floods hits Bombay; about 100000 die.   

Jun 06   Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100000   

Jun 06   Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC   

Jun 08   In this year, 16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester claims in 2:43   

Jun 10   Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria Egypt results in the deaths of 50 Europeans.   

Jun 10   Neville Henderson, British diplomat.   

Jun 14   Ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Roemenia.   

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

Jun 17   Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS]   

Jun 17   Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor is born   

Jun 17   Tornado results in the deaths of 130 in Iowa   

Jun 18   Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49) [or 6/28].   

Jun 21   Rockwell Kent, artist/painter/illustrator (Canterbury Tales)   

Jun 24   Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60   

Jun 24   NL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty   

Jun 27   Eduard Spranger, German psychologist/educator.   

Jun 30   Charles J Guiteau, assassin (Pres Garfield), hanged   

Jul 02   Edgar Mayne, cricketer (Australian batsman, prolific for Victoria)   

Jul 04   Cornelis van der Lugt Melsert, Dutch actor/dir (Willem van Oranje)   

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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)