Historical Events In 1880

Jul 16   On this day in history dr. Emily Stowe becomes the first woman licenced to practice medicine in Canada.   

Jul 18   In the year 1880 otto Vrieslander, composer   

Jul 19   In the year 1880 sF Public Library starts lending books   

Jul 20   Hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer in the year 1880.   

Jul 21   Compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY in the year 1880.   

Jul 21   Compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY League merge to form National Association of Colored Woman in the year 1880.   

Jul 22   Anna Caroline Oury, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1880.   

Jul 23   1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1880 the first commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich   

Jul 24   Ernest Bloch, Geneva Switzerland, composer (MacBeth) on this day in history.   

Jul 27   A P Abourne patents a process for refining coconut oil in the year 1880.   

Jul 27   On this day in history battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson was wounded, breaks out   

Jul 27   On this day in history donald Crisp, Scotland, actor (How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana)   

Jul 30   Robert Rutherford McCormick, US, editor/publisher (Chicago Tribune) on this day in history.   

Aug 05   In the year 1880 gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright (Black Girls Burden)   

Aug 07   On this day in history ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones)   

Aug 10   Clarence Cameron White, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Frederick Jerome Work, composer in the year 1880.   

Aug 12   Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher (Won 37 in 1908) in the year 1880.   

Aug 14   In the year 1880 australia's first soccer club, The Wanderers, plays its first match, against Kings School, Parramatta, NSW.   

Aug 14   Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed (began in 1248) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Leo Ascher, composer in the year 1880.   

Aug 17   On this day in history ole Bull, composer, dies at 70   

Aug 21   Johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader (OD) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   In the year 1880 miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat   

Aug 25   Robert E Stolz, Austrian composer/conductor (...smaller guard) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola) in the year 1880.   

Aug 29   Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canada, lived past 117 on this day in history.   

Aug 31   On this day in history wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948)   

Sep 01   Antoon Jurgens, margarine maker, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Leo Bittermieux, Flemish missionary (Congo) on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1880 commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, v Australia at The Oval   

Sep 06   Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch night club performer (French governess) in the year 1880.   

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Jan 01   Edie Martin, London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt) was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 01   In the year 1880 birth of shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev)   

Jan 02   Louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 06   Tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin) was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 06   In the year 1880 birth of yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause)   

Jan 04   In the year 1880 anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies   

Jan 08   In the year 1880 [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60   

Jan 27   In the year 1880 death of edward Middleton Barry, English architect (b. 1830)   

Feb 29   Sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February) died on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1880 death of sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790)   

Mar 15   In the year 1880 jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51   

Mar 23   In the year 1880 gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 25   Joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.