Page 7: Historical Events In 1881

Aug 10   Albrecht M Sprenger, landbuilder in the year 1881.   

Aug 12   Cecil B deMille, Mass, directed God (10 Commandments, Cleopatra) in the year 1881.   

Aug 12   In the year 1881 the birth of Cecil B. De Mille, Hollywood producer/director   

Aug 13   Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch in the year 1881.   

Aug 13   In the year 1881 jacqueline [Pierrette] R van Stuwe, [Eline v S], Dutch author   

Aug 18   On this day in history hermann Karl Josef Zilcher, composer   

Aug 19   Georges Enesco, [or Enescu], Romania, composer (Romanian Dances) in the year 1881.   

Aug 19   Joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1881.   

Aug 20   Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist in the year 1881.   

Aug 27   On this day in history hurricane hits Florida & Carolinas; about 700 die   

Aug 28   Arne Eggen, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Edvin Kallstenius, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 31   1st US men's single tennis championships (Newport, RI) in the year 1881.   

Sep 03   1st US Mens Tennis: Richard D Sears beats William E Glyn (60 63 62) in the year 1881.   

Sep 05   Otto Bauer, Austrian social-democrat on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Charlie Dell, NYC, actor (Pickle in the Middle) on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Constantly WL Scheurleer, Dutch archaeologist/banker/art expert in the year 1881.   

Sep 07   Sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   On this day in history egyptian military coup under colonel Arab "El Wahid"   

Sep 11   Triple landslides bury Elm Switz in the year 1881.   

Sep 12   Daniel Jones, England phoneticist (English pronouncing dictionary) in the year 1881.   

Sep 13   Ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1881 lewis Latimer invents & patents electric lamp with a carbon filament   

Sep 15   On this day in history ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, Milan, race car builder (Amaz Bugattis)   

Sep 18   Chicago Tribune reports on a televide experiment in the year 1881.   

Sep 18   Chicago Tribune reports on a televideo experiment in the year 1881.   

Sep 19   On this day in history james A Garfield, 20th president (1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49   

Sep 20   In the year 1881 chester A Arthur sworn in as 21st president   

Sep 20   Chester A Arthur sworn in as president on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Walter Kingsford, Redhill England, actor (My Favorite Blonde) on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch in the year 1881.   

Sep 24   In the year 1881 luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)   

Jan 01   In the year 1881 birth of vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925)   

Jan 04   In the year 1881 birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1881 birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)   

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

Jan 01   Louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 21   Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) died in the year 1881.   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)   

Jan 30   Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58 in the year 1881.   

Feb 02   On this day in history aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59   

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

Feb 06   Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73