Page 9: Historical Events In 1881

Oct 26   Shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Az in the year 1881.   

Oct 29   On this day in history judge (U.S. magazine) first published.   

Oct 30   Lena Christ, writer in the year 1881.   

Oct 31   In the year 1881 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 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 04   On this day in history gena Branscombe, composer   

Nov 05   In the year 1881 french government-Ferry resigns   

Nov 09   Edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well in the year 1881.   

Nov 14   Charles J Guiteau went on trial for Pres Garfield's assassination on this day in history.   

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   Franklin P Adams, Chicago Ill, columnist (Information Please) on this day in history.   

Nov 17   Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP on this day in history.   

Nov 18   On this day in history percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor (large goalie glove)   

Nov 19   A meteorite lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine on this day in history.   

Nov 25   John XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63) in the year 1881.   

Nov 28   Stefan Zweig, Vienna Austria, poet/essayist/dramatist (Beware of Pity) on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa in the year 1881.   

Dec 04   In the year 1881 erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot)   

Dec 04   In the year 1881 the first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.   

Dec 05   47th Congress (1881-83) convenes on this day in history.   

Dec 07   On this day in history julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51   

Dec 08   On this day in history padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems)   

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

Dec 13   On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

Dec 15   James Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops) in the year 1881.   

Dec 17   Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent) in the year 1881.   

Dec 17   In the year 1881 lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62   

Dec 19   On this day in history opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 19   On this day in history the opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

Dec 20   Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1881 birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1881 death of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)   

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

Feb 02   In the year 1881 aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59   

Feb 05   In the year 1881 thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85   

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

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