Page 5: Historical Events In 1871

Jul 03   The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company introduced the first narrow-gauge locomotive. It was called the "Montezuma" in the year 1871.   

Jul 03   In the year 1871 vicente Arregui Garay, composer   

Jul 05   In the year 1871 cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess, dies   

Jul 05   Trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) & Big Tree, begins on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34   

Jul 08   Clement Harris, composer in the year 1871.   

Jul 10   In the year 1871 marcel Proust, France, novelist (Remembrance of Things Past)   

Jul 10   The birth of Marcel Proust, French psychological novelist in the year 1871.   

Jul 11   On this day in history stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Farmers' Party)   

Jul 12   North America's first public narrow gauge railway, the Toronto and Nipissing, is opened for traffic between Toronto and Uxbridge. The 3'6" gauge line was converted to standard by 1884 in the year 1871.   

Jul 16   Tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1871 karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29   

Jul 17   On this day in history lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter   

Jul 18   Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope) on this day in history.   

Jul 20   British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province in the year 1871.   

Jul 20   British Columbia is admitted to the Dominion of Canada. One of the conditions of entry is that the Dominion Government should, within two years from the date of union, commence the construction of a railway from the Pacific towards the Rocky Mountains and from a point east of the Rocky Mountains towards the Pacific to connect the seaboard of British Columbia with the railway system of Canada. Sir Sandford Fleming was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of this railway which was to be completed by 1881 on this day in history.   

Jul 22   On this day in history akos Buttykai, composer   

Jul 23   C H F Peters discovers asteroid #114 Kassandra in the year 1871.   

Jul 25   Carousel patents by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa in the year 1871.   

Jul 25   Carrousel patented by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa in the year 1871.   

Jul 29   [Gregory Efimovich] Rasputin, mad Russian monk in the year 1871.   

Aug 01   Oskar Fried, composer in the year 1871.   

Aug 03   In the year 1871 vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928)   

Aug 06   Emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1871 william Henry Squire, composer   

Aug 13   Karl Liebknecht, German revolutionary marxist (Sparta Party) in the year 1871.   

Aug 16   On this day in history zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer   

Aug 18   Johan J Arch, graphic artist (wood cutter) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history orville Wright, Dayton OH, aviator (Wright Brothers)   

Aug 21   Leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist/writer (Red Laugh) in the year 1871.   

Aug 27   Theodore Dreiser, US, novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1871 emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).   

Aug 30   Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics on this day in history.   

Sep 03   In the year 1871 vaclav Horak, composer, dies at 71   

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Jan 05   Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer was born in the year 1871.   

Jan 07   Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Charles Kortright, British(?) cricket player was born in the year 1871.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian author (Jesse & Maria)   

Jan 12   In the year 1871 birth of paul Guthnick, German astronomer   

Jan 14   Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress (Hofslachter) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Bertram Shapleigh, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Pierre A du Terrail, French writer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1871 john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73   

Jan 29   On this day in history death of philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. 1786)   

Feb 01   Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1871.   

Feb 07   On this day in history death of heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, piano manufacturer (Steinway & Sons) (b. 1797)   

Feb 20   On this day in history death of paul Kane, Irish-born painter (b. 1810)   

Feb 26   On this day in history charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76   

Mar 18   On this day in history death of augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician (b. 1806)