Historical Events In 1882

Jan 01   In the year 1882 w C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD)   

Jan 01   William Cornelius Van Horne is appointed General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Van Horne succeeded in laying 480 miles of track across the Prairies in the summer of 1882 in the year 1882.   

Jan 02   Because of anti-monopoly laws, Standard Oil is organized as a trust in the year 1882.   

Jan 03   On this day in history willem Benoy, Flemish actor/director (Pygmalion)   

Jan 03   William H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76 in the year 1882.   

Jan 06   In the year 1882 samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57)   

Jan 10   On this day in history charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour)   

Jan 12   Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist in the year 1882.   

Jan 13   On this day in history richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal"   

Jan 14   Hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America) on this day in history.   

Jan 15   1st US ski club forms (Berlin NH) on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist (Polish Peasant in Europe) on this day in history.   

Jan 15   The First US ski club forms (Berlin NH) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   1st Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office on this day in history.   

Jan 17   The first Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history alan Alexander Milne, English author (Winnie-the-Pooh)   

Jan 20   John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 25   Bilu, a Russian Zionist organization, forms on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Peter Singer, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1882.   

Jan 25   In the year 1882 the birth of Virginia Woolf, English novelist   

Jan 25   Virginia [Adeline] Woolf, London, author (Jacob's Room, To Lighthouse) in the year 1882.   

Jan 26   France government of Gambetta falls in the year 1882.   

Jan 26   On this day in history france govt of Gambetta falls   

Jan 27   On this day in history giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano)   

Jan 30   On this day in history franklin Delano Roosevelt, New Hyde Park NY, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945)   

Jan 30   In the year 1882 the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Former (32nd) American President   

Jan 31   Anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1882 the birth of Anna Pavlova, Celebrated Russian prima ballerina   

Feb 01   Louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1882 fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63   

Feb 02   James Joyce, Ire, novelist/poet (Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven CT on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn in the year 1882.   

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Jan 01   W C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Willem Benoy, Flemish actor/director (Pygmalion) was born in the year 1882.   

Jan 04   Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943) was born in the year 1882.   

Jan 05   Herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958) was born in the year 1882.   

Jan 06   Samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57) was born in the year 1882.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949)   

Jan 06   Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965) was born in the year 1882.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour)   

Jan 03   In the year 1882 william H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76   

Jan 04   John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) died on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of richard Henry Dana, U.S. novelist (Two Years Before the Mast) (b. 1815)   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810)   

Jan 13   Wilhelm Mauser, German weapon designer and manufacturer (b. 1834) died in the year 1882.   

Jan 20   On this day in history john Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies   

Jan 21   On this day in history anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 24   Levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808) died in the year 1882.