What Happened In October 1882 In History

Historical Events for October, 1882

• 14th » University of the Punjab is founded in a part of India that later became West Pakistan.
• 16th » The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad called Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1882

• 2nd » Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (d. 1945)
• 3rd » A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (d. 1974)
• 5th » Robert H. Goddard, American physicist (d. 1945)
• 6th » Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1937)
• 14th » Éamon de Valera, American-Irish academic and politician, 3rd President of Ireland (d. 1975)
• 14th » Charlie Parker (cricketer) e.g Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (d. 1959)
• 18th » Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentinian-French cyclist (d. 1917)
• 19th » Umberto Boccioni, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1916)
• 20th » Margaret Dumont, American actress and singer (d. 1965)
• 20th » Bela Lugosi, Romanian-American actor (d. 1956)
• 22nd » Géza Kiss, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1952)
• 22nd » Edmund Dulac, French illustrator (d. 1953)
• 24th » Sybil Thorndike, English actress and singer (d. 1976)
• 25th » John T. Flynn, American journalist and author (d. 1964)
• 25th » Tony Jackson (pianist) e.g Tony Jackson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1921)
• 29th » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (d. 1944)
• 30th » Oldřich Duras, Czech chess player (d. 1957)
• 30th » William Halsey, Jr., American admiral (d. 1959)
• 30th » Günther von Kluge, Polish-German field marshal (d. 1944)

Famous Deaths for October 1882

• 13th » Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher and author (b. 1816)

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