Page 3: Historical Events In 1891

Feb 26   Henrik Ibsens "Hedda Gabler," premieres in Oslo.   

Feb 26   inaugural buffalo purchased for Golden Gate Park   

Feb 27   David Sarnoff, US, radio/TV pioneer/CEO (RCA).   

Feb 28   Oscar Grundén skates world record 500m (50.8 sec).   

Mar 03   Congress creates Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Department)   

Mar 03   Congress creates US Courts of Appeal.   

Mar 03   Federico Moreno Torroba, composer   

Mar 04   Dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher (led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs).   

Mar 05   Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, Chicago Ill, comedian (Olsen and Johnson)   

Mar 06   Victor Kilian, Jersey City NJ, actor (Gentleman's Agreement)   

Mar 07   Battle in Bunyoro Captain F Lugard formally ends Moslem rebellion, 300 killed.   

Mar 07   Battle in Bunyoro: Captain F Lugard formally ends Moslem rebellion, 300 killed   

Mar 07   Marcel Barger, [Meyer Streliskie], cabaret performer (I keep Susy).   

Mar 08   Sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey).   

Mar 10   Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching   

Mar 10   Jacob van Gelderen, economist/sociologist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (SDAP)   

Mar 12   Michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist   

Mar 14   John P Strijbos, Dutch writer (Wandering through South-Africa).   

Mar 14   The submarine Monarch lays telephone cable along the English Channel bed to prepare for the inaugural telephone links across the Channel.   

Mar 17   British Steamer "Utopia" sinks off Gibraltar killing 574   

Mar 17   Napoleon JKP Bonaparte, Fren prince/member Natl Convention, dies at 68   

Mar 18   Britain is linked to the continent by Telephone.   

Mar 19   Earl Warren, Ca, (Gov-R-Ca)/14th supreme court chief justice (1953-69).   

Mar 21   A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 20 years.   

Mar 21   A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia; it started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 20 years.   

Mar 21   Jonathan Hale, actor (Saint's Double Trouble, Saint Strikes Back)   

Mar 23   Catherine Murphy Urner, composer   

Mar 23   The inaugural jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall.   

Mar 24   Annie "Charley" Toorop, Dutch painter (3 Generations)   

Mar 28   1st world weightlifting championship held   

Mar 28   Dick Pilling, cricketer ("Prince of Wicketkeepers", Eng 1881-88), dies   

Mar 28   Karel MJF Cruysberghs, Flemish author   

Mar 29   Georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter (Pointillism), dies at 31.   

Mar 29   Ivan Goll, writer   

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Jan 01   Frank pettingell: Liverpool england, actor (gaslight, goose steps out)   

Jan 03   Osip e mandelstam: Polish/russian poet/author (kamenj) [ns=jan 15]   

Jan 04   Edward brooker: Premier of tasmania    

Jan 05   Johan boskamp: Dutch actor/singer (potasch & perlemoer) [or 1893]   

Jan 06   Ted mcdonald: Cricketer (great australian quick of 20's)   

Jan 07   Zora neale hurston: American writer    

Jan 08   Bronislava nijinska: Ballet choreographer   

Jan 08   Walter bothe: Germany, subatomic particle physicist (nobel 1954)   

Jan 04   Joe hunter: Cricket wicket-keeper (england on 1884-85 aust tour),   

Jan 05   Guillaume l baud: Dutch minister of colonies (1848-49),   

Jan 07   Carl gottfried wilhelm taubert: Composer,    

Jan 08   Fredrik pacius: Composer,    

Jan 11   Georges-eugene haussmann: French senator/baron,    

Jan 16   Clement-philibert-leo delibes: Composer,   

Jan 17   Johannes josephus hermanus verhulst: Composer,    

Jan 20   David kalakahua: Emperor of hawaii,