Page 6: Historical Events In 1891

Jun 06   Istvan Kardos, composer.   

Jun 07   Athos Palma, composer.   

Jun 09   Cole Porter, Indiana, composer/lyricist (Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate).   

Jun 09   Painter Gauguin arrives in Papeete, Tahiti.   

Jun 10   Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (Tiptoe Thru the Tulips).   

Jun 10   In this year, 25th Belmont: Ed Garrison aboard Foxford claims in 2:08.75   

Jun 11   A Charlois discovers asteroid #311 Claudia   

Jun 11   Puerto Rican flag adopted   

Jun 13   Nell Craig, NJ, actress (Calling Dr Kildare, Queen of Sheba)   

Jun 14   Nicolo Gabrielli, composer, dies at 77.   

Jun 16   John Abbott is recorded as becoming Canada's third prime minister.   

Jun 18   Hans Ruin, Finnish Swedish-language historian   

Jun 21   Hermann Scherchen, Berlin Germany, conductor (Nature of Music)   

Jun 22   Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (White Enemy).   

Jun 23   Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73.   

Jun 24   Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80   

Jun 24   Irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist)   

Jun 26   Heinrich Lemacher, composer.   

Jun 28   Jose Inzenga y Castellanos, composer, dies at 63   

Jun 29   100°F (SF, CA)   

Jul 03   Stefano Golinelli, composer, dies at 72.   

Jul 04   Frederic Louis Ritter, composer, dies at 67   

Jul 05   Hail results in the deaths of 6 horses in Rapid City, SD.   

Jul 05   John Northrop, US, biochemist, crystallized enzymes (Nobel 1946).   

Jul 07   Travelers checks patents   

Jul 07   Travelers cheque patented.   

Jul 08   61°F, highest temp for July 1891, in Baltimore and Phila   

Jul 08   Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Poor Part, Bruidstijd).   

Jul 08   Future president Harding marries Florence K DeWolfe in Marion Ohio.   

Jul 09   Irene Coit is 1st woman admitted to Yale University   

Jul 13   Franco Casavola, composer.   

Jul 14   Henry Oscar, London England, actor (Saint in London)   

Jul 14   John T Smith patents corkboard   

Jul 18   Gene Lockhart, NYC, actor (Going My Way, Christmas Carol)   

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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,