1882 Calendar
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1882 Historical Event(s)
February 22, 1882
– The Serbian kingdom is refounded.
March 24, 1882
– Robert Koch announces the discovery of mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
June 6, 1882
– The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
June 28, 1882
– The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
June 30, 1882
– Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
July 11, 1882
– The British Mediterranean fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War.
August 5, 1882
– The Standard Oil of New Jersey is established.
September 5, 1882
– The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
September 30, 1882
– Thomas Edison’s first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.
October 16, 1882
– The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
Who Were Born On 1882?
February 2, 1882
– James Joyce, Irish author (d. 1941)
March 4, 1882
– Nicolae Titulescu, Romanian diplomat (d. 1941)
March 6, 1882
– Guy Kibbee, American actor d. 1956
May 9, 1882
– George Barker, American painter (d. 1965)
May 18, 1882
– Babe Adams, American baseball player (d. 1968)
June 24, 1882
– Athanase David, Canadian politician and businessman (d. 1953)
August 16, 1882
– Christian Mortensen, Danish-born American supercentenarian (d. 1998)
October 18, 1882
– Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-born French cyclist (d. 1917)
October 24, 1882
– Dame Sybil Thorndike, British actress (d. 1976)
December 31, 1882
– Martin O'Meara, Australian soldier (d. 1935)