What Happened In November 1883 - Historical Events 1883 November

Historical Events for November, 1883

3rd » American Old West: Self-described "Charles Bolles named Black Bart the poet" gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves a clue that eventually leads to his capture.
9th » The Royal Winnipeg Rifles of the Canadian Forces (known then as the "90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles") is founded.
18th » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.

2nd » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (d. 1947)
4th » Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician 135th List of Prime Ministers of Greece or Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1953)
8th » Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (d. 1953)
9th » Edna May Oliver, American actress and singer (d. 1942)
11th » Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (d. 1969)
13th » Oscar Brockmeyer, American soccer player (d. 1954)
13th » Leo Goodwin (swimmer) or Leo Goodwin, American swimmer, diver, and water polo player (d. 1957)
14th » Ado Birk, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)
16th » Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (d. 1972)
18th » Carl Vinson, American judge and politician (d. 1981)
19th » Ned Sparks, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1957)
23rd » José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (d. 1949)
25th » Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (d. 1939)
25th » Percy Marmont, English actor (d. 1977)
25th » Merrill C. Meigs, American publisher (d. 1968)
30th » Gustav Suits, Estonian-Swedish poet (d. 1956)