What Happened In January 1881 In History

Historical Events for January, 1881

• 25th » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1881

• 4th » Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. 1919)
• 5th » David Hammond (swimmer) known as David Hammond, American swimmer and water polo player
• 8th » Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)
• 8th » Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (d. 1945)
• 9th » Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic (d. 1938)
• 9th » Edouard Beaupré, Canadian giant and strongman (d. 1904)
• 9th » Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1956)
• 10th » Leslie Rainey, Australian cricketer and footballer (d. 1962)
• 13th » Essington Lewis, Australian businessman (d. 1961)
• 17th » Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician (d. 1941)
• 17th » Harry Price, English psychologistst and author (d. 1948)
• 22nd » Ira Thomas, American baseball player (d. 1958)
• 23rd » Luisa Casati, Italian model (d. 1957)
• 31st » Irving Langmuir, American chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)

Famous Deaths for January 1881

• 1st » Louis Auguste Blanqui, French activist (b. 1805)
• 21st » Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss politician (b. 1802)
• 25th » Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (b. 1794)

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