Page 4: Historical Events In 1883

Apr 02   Battle at Bamako: French assault on Fabous arm forces attack   

Apr 03   In this year, State Premier Thomas McIlwraith claims British New Guinea as a Queensland possession; the claim was later disallowed by Britain   

Apr 06   Mien Labberton, Dutch poetress   

Apr 06   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Speckled Band" (BG).   

Apr 09   Renzo Bossi, composer.   

Apr 11   Leonard Mudie, England, actor (Magnetic Monster, British Intelligence)   

Apr 12   French troops under lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes occupy Bamako Senegal.   

Apr 12   Imogen Cunningham, American photographer is born.   

Apr 12   Imogen Cunningham, photographer (1965 ASMP award)   

Apr 13   Alexander Alexandrov, composer   

Apr 13   Alfred Packer convicted of cannibalism   

Apr 14   Leo Delibes' opera "Lakmé," premieres in Paris   

Apr 16   Paul Kruger chosen president of Transvaal.   

Apr 16   Paul Kruger is recorded as becoming the inaugural President of South Africa.   

Apr 17   Hermann Darewsky, composer.   

Apr 18   Agnes Tyrrell, composer, dies at 36   

Apr 19   Getulio Vargas, president of Brazil (1930-45, 1951-54), modernizer.   

Apr 22   Octave Fouque, composer, dies at 38.   

Apr 23   John Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt   

Apr 24   28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair   

Apr 24   Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]   

Apr 25   Elsa Maxwell, Keokuk Iowa, writer (Jack Paar Show)   

Apr 27   Hubert Harrison, St Croix Virgin Island, writer/freedom fighter   

Apr 30   David John de Lloyd, composer   

May 01   "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show   

May 01   "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his inaugural Wild West Show.   

May 01   Amsterdam World's Fair opens   

May 04   John Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" (Miss).   

May 04   John Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" (Mississippi)   

May 05   Charles Bender, only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame.   

May 06   Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher/author [or May 9].   

May 07   Gino Roncaglia, composer.   

May 13   Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies).   

May 14   Jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer (Antwerp Devil).   

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Jan 01   Federigo tozzi: Italian writer/journalist (la torre, tre croci)   

Jan 01   [hei]ko e arnoldi: Dutch actor (3 drops of water)/theater director   

Jan 03   Clement richard attlee: (l) british pm (1945-51)   

Jan 04   Johanna westerdijk: Botanist/neth 1st female prof (utrecht, 1917-52)   

Jan 04   Max f eastman: Us, critic/essayist (masses)   

Jan 04   Max eastman: American writer    

Jan 06   Khalil gibran: Lebanon, mystic poet (the prophet, broken wings)   

Jan 07   Andrew browne: Irish/british admiral (ww ii)   

Jan 04   Nicolas ledesma: Composer,    

Jan 05   Charles tompson: First australian published poet (b. 1806)   

Jan 10   Dr samuel a. mudd: American medical doctor (b. 1833)   

Jan 21   Jacopo tomadini: Composer,   

Jan 23   Gustave doré: French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832)   

Jan 24   Friedrich von flotow: German baron/composer,    

Feb 01   Pavel melnikov: Russian historian/author,   

Feb 13   Pavel melnikov: [petsjerski], russian historian,