Historical Events In 1882

May 19   Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara) lands in Korea to negotiate first treaty between Korea and Western power on this day in history.  

May 20   In the year 1882 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) in the year 1882.  

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

May 23   James Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool) on this day in history.  

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

May 25   On this day in history harry Fox, entertainer  

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   Pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 05   Storm & floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die in the year 1882.  

Jun 05   The birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor on this day in history.  

Jun 06   On this day in history cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000  

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   In the year 1882 neville Henderson, British diplomat  

Jun 14   Ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Roemenia in the year 1882.  

Jun 16   17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa on this day in history.  

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

Jun 17   On this day in history the birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor  

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

Jun 18   In the year 1882 georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49) [or 6/28]  

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   In the year 1882 eduard Spranger, German psychologist/educator  

Jun 30   On this day in history charles J Guiteau, assassin (Pres Garfield), hanged  

Jul 02   Edgar Mayne, cricketer (Australian batsman, prolific for Victoria) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of w C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD)  

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   On this day in history 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   Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949) was born in the year 1882.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1882 john Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies  

Jan 21   Anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1882.  

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