Page 9: Historical Events In 1882

Oct 30   William "Bull" F Halsey, US vice-admiral (WW II Pacific)   

Nov 02   Cenobio Paniagua y Vasques, composer, dies at 61   

Nov 02   Leo Perutz, writer   

Nov 05   Bedrich Smetana's "Ma Vlast," premieres   

Nov 08   Lazare Saminsky, composer.   

Nov 09   Joe Hardstaff Sr, cricketer ("Hotstuff" in 1907-08 MCC tour of Aust).   

Nov 10   Max Mell, Austria officer/literary (Donauweibchen)   

Nov 13   John Lowry, Mount Vernon NY, NYC builder (Radio City Music Hall).   

Nov 15   British HMS Flirt destroys village of Asaba Niger   

Nov 15   Felix Frankfurter, Vienna Aust, 80th Supreme Court Justice (1939-62)   

Nov 16   British HMS Flirt fire at and destroy Abari village in Niger.   

Nov 18   Amelita Galli-Curci, Italy, operatic soprano (Cave of the Winds)   

Nov 20   Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62   

Nov 21   Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist, dies at 35   

Nov 23   Johan C T Kikkert, Dutch painter/etcher/critic.   

Nov 26   Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies   

Dec 02   Amsterdam Artis Zoo opens aquarium.   

Dec 06   A Trollope, writer, dies   

Dec 06   Atmosphere of Venus detected during transit   

Dec 07   Warren Bardsley, cricketer (great NSW and Aussie opening bat 1909-26)   

Dec 08   Manuel Maria Ponce, Fresnillo Mexico, composer (Estrellita).   

Dec 09   Joaquín Turina, Seville Spain, composer (Rima)   

Dec 10   John Brahms' "Gesang der the Parzen," premieres   

Dec 10   Otto Neurath, Aust/Brit philosopher (Foundation of Social Sciences).   

Dec 11   Boston's Bijou Theatre, 1st American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, 1st performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"   

Dec 11   Boston's Bijou Theatre, inaugural American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, inaugural performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe".   

Dec 11   Fiorello La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45).   

Dec 12   Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (openings theory)   

Dec 14   Henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo   

Dec 16   Jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever)   

Dec 16   Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer is born.   

Dec 19   Walter Braunfels, composer.   

Dec 22   1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison.   

Dec 22   Charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright.   

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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)