Historical Events In 1881

Oct 26   On this day in history shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Az   

Oct 29   Judge (U.S. magazine) first published in the year 1881.   

Oct 30   Lena Christ, writer in the year 1881.   

Oct 31   Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   On this day in history jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22   

Nov 02   Dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1881 gena Branscombe, composer   

Nov 05   On this day in history french government-Ferry resigns   

Nov 09   In the year 1881 edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well.   

Nov 14   Charles J Guiteau went on trial for Pres Garfield's assassination on this day in history.   

Nov 14   In the year 1881 charles J Guiteau went on trial for President Garfield's assassination   

Nov 15   American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh) in the year 1881.   

Nov 15   In the year 1881 franklin P Adams, Chicago Ill, columnist (Information Please)   

Nov 17   Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP on this day in history.   

Nov 18   Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor (large goalie glove) in the year 1881.   

Nov 19   A meteorite lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine in the year 1881.   

Nov 25   John XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63) on this day in history.   

Nov 28   On this day in history stefan Zweig, Vienna Austria, poet/essayist/dramatist (Beware of Pity)   

Dec 03   On this day in history henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa   

Dec 04   In the year 1881 erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot)   

Dec 04   In the year 1881 the first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.   

Dec 05   In the year 1881 47th Congress (1881-83) convenes   

Dec 07   In the year 1881 julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51   

Dec 08   Padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems) in the year 1881.   

Dec 08   On this day in history vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, kills between 640-850   

Dec 13   On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

Dec 15   James Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops) in the year 1881.   

Dec 17   In the year 1881 aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)   

Dec 17   Lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62 in the year 1881.   

Dec 19   On this day in history opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 19   The opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels) on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) on this day in history.   

Dec 22   Enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer in the year 1881.   

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Jan 01   Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

Jan 05   In the year 1881 birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)   

Jan 09   Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805)   

Jan 21   On this day in history death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)   

Jan 25   Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 30   Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1881 aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59   

Feb 05   In the year 1881 thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85   

Feb 06   Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 in the year 1881.   

Feb 07   Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73 in the year 1881.