Historical Events In 1881

Oct 26   In the year 1881 shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Az   

Oct 29   Judge (U.S. magazine) first published on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Lena Christ, writer on this day in history.   

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

Nov 01   Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22 in the year 1881.   

Nov 02   On this day in history dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms   

Nov 04   On this day in history gena Branscombe, composer   

Nov 05   French government-Ferry resigns in the year 1881.   

Nov 09   On this day in history edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well.   

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

Nov 14   Charles J Guiteau went on trial for President Garfield's assassination in the year 1881.   

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

Nov 15   On this day in history franklin P Adams, Chicago Ill, columnist (Information Please)   

Nov 17   On this day in history thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP   

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   In the year 1881 john XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63)   

Nov 28   Stefan Zweig, Vienna Austria, poet/essayist/dramatist (Beware of Pity) in the year 1881.   

Dec 03   Henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa on this day in history.   

Dec 04   On this day in history erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot)   

Dec 04   On this day in history the first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.   

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

Dec 07   Julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51 in the year 1881.   

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

Dec 08   Vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, kills between 640-850 on this day in history.   

Dec 13   August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 in the year 1881.   

Dec 15   James Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent) on this day in history.   

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

Dec 19   Opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1881 the opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 20   In the year 1881 branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)   

Dec 22   In the year 1881 enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician   

Dec 24   Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1881 birth of giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)   

Jan 09   Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59 in the year 1881.   

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 in the year 1881.   

Feb 07   Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.