Page 3: Historical Events In 1881

Mar 13   Balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer in the year 1881.   

Mar 13   In Russia, Czar Alexander II is killed near the Winter Palace by a hand-bomb thrown by a member of the "People’s Will," a militant wing of the Narodniki movement, which advocated socialist reform in Russia and the elimination of the central government in the year 1881.   

Mar 15   On this day in history emory Upton, US Union gen-maj (Selma), commits suicide at 42   

Mar 16   Barnum & Bailey Circus debuts on this day in history.   

Mar 16   In the year 1881 modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov), dies at 42   

Mar 17   On this day in history kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Less bror Harris)   

Mar 18   Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG) in the year 1881.   

Mar 18   Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963) on this day in history.   

Mar 21   Hermann Sandby, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war in the year 1881.   

Mar 23   Gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die in the year 1881.   

Mar 23   Hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53) on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45   

Mar 24   On this day in history friedrich Hecker, German revolutionary republic politician, dies at 69   

Mar 25   Béla Bartok, Hungary, composer/pianist (Concerto for Orchestra) in the year 1881.   

Mar 26   On this day in history thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again.   

Mar 27   Rioting takes place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily vociferous promotion of rigid Temperance by the Salvation Army in the year 1881.   

Mar 28   Greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum & James A Bailey in the year 1881.   

Mar 28   Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, composer, dies at 42 [OS=Mar 16] on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1881 gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73   

Apr 01   Anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem in the year 1881.   

Apr 03   In the year 1881 alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53)   

Apr 04   In the year 1881 charles Funk, Ohio, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls)   

Apr 05   Transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty in the year 1881.   

Apr 07   In the year 1881 pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican MP, dies at 65   

Apr 08   Fernand Lamy, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer   

Apr 11   Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (Torn Trondal), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history river ferry "Princess Victoria" sinks in Thames River Ont, 180 die   

Apr 14   In the year 1881 anton Wildgans, Austrian writer/director (Burg Theater)   

Apr 14   The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas in the year 1881.   

Apr 16   In the year 1881 edward Frederick Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax/ambassador to US (1940-46)   

Apr 16   George William Martin, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1881.   

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Jan 01   Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born in the year 1881.   

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

Jan 04   Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 08   Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born in the year 1881.   

Jan 09   In the year 1881 birth of edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 in the year 1881.   

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

Feb 07   In the year 1881 fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73