Page 7: Historical Events In 1882

Aug 07   Hatfields of south WV and McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded. Many dead   

Aug 08   Snow falls on Lake Michigan   

Aug 10   Max Kowalski, composer   

Aug 11   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia.   

Aug 12   Great Western Railway, controlling 1009 miles of track is merged into the Grand Trunk System.   

Aug 14   Queen Victoria recieves Zulu chief Cetewayo.   

Aug 16   British under General Wolseley land in Alexandria   

Aug 16   Pierre H Ritter Jr, Dutch literary/head (Utrecht Newspaper).   

Aug 17   Samuel Goldwyn, [Goldfish], movie producer (MGM)   

Aug 18   Eugeen Calleen, Flemish sculptor.   

Aug 20   Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" opens in Moscow.   

Aug 20   The inaugural CPR train reaches Regina Saskatchewan   

Aug 22   Harry Makepeace, cricketer (4 Tests for England v Australia 1920-21).   

Aug 26   James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)   

Aug 27   Jaroslav Kricka, composer.   

Aug 27   Samuel Goldwyn, Co-founder of the MGM film studios in Hollywood is born.   

Aug 28   Carl W de Vries, Dutch jurist (Unknown Thorbecke)   

Aug 29   Australia beat England by 7 runs "Death of English cricket"   

Aug 29   English cricketers lose to Australia on English soil for the inaugural time , a mock obituary in the Sporting Times then declares the death of English cricket, saying its ashes will be taken to Australia, the origin of the "Ashes" trophy.   

Aug 30   Meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer   

Sep 03   French/Vietnamese/Chinese battle at Hanoi, 100s die   

Sep 04   1st district lit by electricity (NY's Pearl Street Station).   

Sep 04   The inaugural district lit by electricty (NY's Pearl Street Station)   

Sep 05   10000 workers march in 1st Labor Day parade in NYC.   

Sep 05   10000 workers participate in the inaugural US Labor Day parade, held in New York City.   

Sep 06   John Powell, composer.   

Sep 07   Johanna F Zandstra-Giezen, oldest person in Netherland (died at 111)   

Sep 08   Joseph Liouville, French mathematician (surface of Liouville), dies.   

Sep 10   1st international conference to promote anti-semitism meets Dresden Germany (Congress for Safeguarding of Non-Jewish Interests)   

Sep 10   Paul Harvey, IL, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree)   

Sep 12   Belgian King Leopold II receives Pierre de Brazza.   

Sep 13   Battle at Count el-Kebir: British troops invade Egypt.   

Sep 13   Britain invades Egypt   

Sep 13   Henri Potiron, composer   

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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)