Page 8: Historical Events In 1883

Sep 08   NY Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies.   

Sep 10   Euphemia "Phemia" Molkenboer, Dutch author/poster artist.   

Sep 11   Asta Nielsen, Copenhagen Denmark, actress (Joyless Street)   

Sep 11   James Cutler patents postal mail chute.   

Sep 13   Cleveland Hugh Daily no-hits Phila 1-0   

Sep 14   Martin Dibelius, German theologist (Die Lade Jahwes)   

Sep 15   Joseph AF Plateau, Belg physicist (Blue Moon), dies   

Sep 17   Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer   

Sep 18   Lord Berners, [Gerald Tyrwhitt], England, composer (1st Childhood).   

Sep 20   John G van Dillen, historian (Of Wealth and Oligarchists).   

Sep 21   1st direct US-Brazil telegraph connection   

Sep 21   Johannes van Vloten, Dutch man of letters/theologist, dies at 65   

Sep 22   Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer.   

Sep 22   The Grand Trunk Railway acquires the 452 mile Midland Railway.   

Sep 24   National black convention meets in Louisville, Kentucky   

Sep 30   Robert H Lightfoot, English theologist/exegetist (St John's Gospel).   

Oct 03   The Holyhead was a steamer owned by the London and North Western Railway which rammed the barque Alhambra amidships in the Irish Sea between Dublin and Holyhead in clear weather. The Holyhead's general cargo included 300 pigs, and 17 horses. The Alhambra was carrying coal as ballast and was almost cut in two and sank in a few minutes. The Holyhead sank shortly afterwards. The loss of life from the Holyhead totalled 13, including the Captain, C.W.Hicks, and his daughter. Loss of life on the Alhambra not known, but there was a crew of 25   

Oct 04   Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail   

Oct 05   Charles Maduro, Antillean composer   

Oct 06   The Orient Express travells from Paris to Istanbul in almost 78 hours, on its maiden run.   

Oct 11   Archibald T Davison, composer.   

Oct 14   Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor)   

Oct 15   Francesco Schira, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 15   Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional   

Oct 15   US Supreme Court Opposes Civil Rights by a narrow decision, which would forbid racial discrimination.   

Oct 17   A S Neill, British headmaster (Summerhill).   

Oct 20   Max Bruch's "Kol Nidre," 1st performed.   

Oct 20   Treaty of Ancon, Peru cedes Tarapaca to Chile   

Oct 22   1st NY Horse Show held (Madison Sq Garden)   

Oct 22   Adolf A Joffe, Russian revolutionary/writer (Brest-Litovsk).   

Oct 22   George Coulthard, cricketer (Test for Australia 1882), dies   

Oct 22   inaugural NY Horse Show held in Madison Square Gardens   

Oct 22   Original Metropolitan Opera House in New York grand opening (Faust)   

Oct 29   Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage)   

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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,