Page 8: Historical Events In 1880

Dec 06   On this day in history the Edmonton Bulletin, the first newspaper in Edmonton and in the province of Alberta begins publication   

Dec 08   In the year 1880 5,000 armed Boers gather in Paardekraal South-Africa   

Dec 12   On this day in history michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry), dies at 83   

Dec 15   Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 in the year 1880.   

Dec 16   On this day in history republic of South-Africa forms   

Dec 19   On this day in history nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer   

Dec 20   Battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten on this day in history.   

Dec 20   New York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way" in the year 1880.   

Dec 22   George Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday on this day in history.   

Dec 27   On this day in history alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75   

Dec 28   Christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer   

Dec 30   In the year 1880 alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein   

Dec 31   In the year 1880 george C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953)   

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

Jan 01   Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1880 birth of louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1880 birth of tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin)   

Jan 06   Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940) was born in the year 1880.   

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   On this day in history [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60   

Jan 27   On this day in history 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   Sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790) died on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61