Page 6: Historical Events In 1883

Jun 11   Frank O King, Cashton Wisc, cartoonist (Gasoline Alley).   

Jun 14   Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian bible expert.   

Jun 16   1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleve Spiders 5-2).   

Jun 17   Alexandre Cellier, composer.   

Jun 20   Giannotto Bastianelli, composer.   

Jun 20   Olivier Gloux, [Gustave Aimard], French world explorer, dies at 64.   

Jun 21   Fjodor W Gladkow, Russian writer (Cement).   

Jun 22   Jose Rolon, composer   

Jul 01   ANWB forms in Utrecht.   

Jul 01   Manuel Gregorio Tavarez, composer, dies at 39.   

Jul 03   Alfred Korzybski, Poland, scientist (Science and Sanity).   

Jul 03   Franz Kafka, Czech author is born.   

Jul 03   SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River Scotland; 195 die   

Jul 04   Alan Brooke, English general [or Jul 23]   

Jul 04   Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebr.   

Jul 04   Buffalo Bill Cody presents inaugural wild west show, North Platte, Nebr.   

Jul 05   Frederick Scotson Clark, composer, dies at 42   

Jul 07   Toivo Kuula, composer   

Jul 09   Adrien Louis Victor Boieldieu, composer, dies at 67   

Jul 10   Johann Blaskowitz, German general   

Jul 12   Hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57.   

Jul 13   [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Potasch and Perlemoer).   

Jul 14   Alexandru Zirra, composer   

Jul 15   Tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44.   

Jul 17   Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace)   

Jul 23   Alan Francis Brooke, 1st viscount Alanbrooke fieldmarshal [or Jul 4].   

Jul 24   Arabi Pasha declares a holy war in Egypt   

Jul 24   Matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls.   

Jul 25   Alfredo Casella, Turin Italy, composer (La Giara).   

Jul 27   Albert Franz Doppler, composer, dies at 61.   

Jul 28   Shocks triggered by the volcano Epomeo (Isle of Ischia, Italy) destroyed 1200 houses at Casamicciola killing 2000.   

Jul 28   Shocks triggered by volcano Epomeo (Isle of Ischia, Italy) destroyed 1200 houses at Casamicciola killing 2000   

Jul 29   Benito Mussolini, Italian leader is born   

Jul 29   Benito Mussolini, [Il Duce], Fascist Italian dictator (1922-43)   

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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,