Page 7: Historical Events In 1883

Jul 29   The birth of Benito Mussolini, Italian leader in the year 1883.   

Aug 01   A papyrus offered to Brit Museum for £10,000 (forgery) on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Francesco Santoliquido, composer in the year 1883.   

Aug 07   On this day in history j Ringelnatz, writer   

Aug 09   In the year 1883 george Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961)   

Aug 10   Carlos Lavin, composer in the year 1883.   

Aug 10   On this day in history first train reaches Calgary.   

Aug 11   In the year 1883 ernst Stadler, writer   

Aug 12   Jan Schouten, Dutch co-founder (Daily Trouw)/chairman (ARP) on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 12   The last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam in the year 1883.   

Aug 14   Ernest E Just, biologist (pioneered cell division) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history the first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.   

Aug 18   In the year 1883 gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer (Chanel)   

Aug 19   The birth of Gabrielle (aka Coco) Chanel, French designer on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Providence shuts out Phillies 28-0 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks & & passballs count as errors prior to 1888)   

Aug 26   In the year 1883 -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000   

Aug 26   On this day in history krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000   

Aug 26   The Indonesian island of Krakatoa explodes, spewing volcanic ash and debris 50 miles into the air and killing 36,000 people many from tidal waves over 100 feet high in the year 1883.   

Aug 27   August Friedrich Pott, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons   

Aug 27   In the year 1883 the volcano Krakatoa erupts and the resulting explosion is heard 2200 miles away in Australia.   

Aug 28   E E Clive, Monmouthshire Wales, actor (Night Must Fall, Dark Hour) on this day in history.   

Aug 28   Slavery banned throughout British Empire on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hrs after explosion on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1883 seismic sea waves created by the Krakatoa eruption create a rise in the English Channel 32 hrs after the explosion   

Aug 29   On this day in history thomas Ahearn, head of the Ottawa Street Railway Company, presides over a demonstration of his pioneering electric stove at the Windsor Hotel in Ottawa. This is believed to be the world's very first dinner cooked on an all-electric stove.   

Aug 30   Theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style) in the year 1883.   

Sep 03   Iwan Turgenjew, writer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Sep 05   On this day in history otto E Deutsch, Austrian musicologist (Schubert-Brevier)   

Sep 06   In the year 1883 cub's Burns (extra bases), Williamson & Pfeiffer get 3 hits in 1 inn   

Sep 08   In the year 1883 northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont   

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Jan 01   In the year 1883 birth of federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci)   

Jan 01   [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of clement Richard Attlee, (L) British PM (1945-51)   

Jan 04   Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52) was born in the year 1883.   

Jan 04   Max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses) was born in the year 1883.   

Jan 04   Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969) was born in the year 1883.   

Jan 06   In the year 1883 birth of khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings)   

Jan 07   Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1883 nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of charles Tompson, first Australian published poet (b. 1806)   

Jan 10   Dr Samuel A. Mudd, American medical doctor (b. 1833) died in the year 1883.   

Jan 21   On this day in history jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62   

Jan 23   On this day in history death of gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832)   

Jan 24   On this day in history friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70   

Feb 01   On this day in history pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies   

Feb 13   Pavel Melnikov, [Petsjerski], Russian historian, dies at 64 on this day in history.