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| 1 | 1881 | - 1881: London, UK - Savoy Theatre introduces electric lighting
- 1881: London, UK - Parliament passes the Irish Land Act and the Coercion Act
- 1881: USA - Death of Billy the Kid
- 1881: USA - James Garfield president of the USA 1881. Garfield was wounded by an assassin's bullet on 3 Jul 1881 and dies 19 Sep 1881.
- 1881: UK - David Houston patents the roll film for cameras.
- 1881: USA - Alexander Graham Bell invents the first crude metal detector.
- 1881: UK - Edward Leveaux patents the automatic player piano.
- 1881: CA - Manitoba's boundaries are extended north, east and west. Ontario disputes the eastward extension.
- 1881: NL - Assen wordt aangewezen als garnizoensstad.
- 17 Jan 1881: CA - The Interprovincial Bridge connecting Ottawa to Hull, Quebec, opens
- 16 Feb 1881: CA - The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated
- 4 Apr 1881: CA - The 1881 census finds Canada's population to be 4,324,810
- 24 May 1881: CA - The overloaded Victoria steamer capsizes on the Thames River near London, Ontario, killing 182 people.
- 19 Sep 1881: USA - Chester A. Arthur president of the USA 1881-1885. Vice president under James Garfield, he is sworn in as president upon the death of Garfield.
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| 2 | 1882 | - 1882: Europe - A triple alliance is established between Germany, Austria and Italy
- 1882: USA - Standard Oil controls 95% of oil refining capacity
- 1882: UK - Stillwell invents brown paper bag
- 1882: Egypt - Revolt leading to British occupation
- 1882: CA - John Ware, a Texas cowboy, moves to Alberta. He introduces longhorn cattle into Canada and pioneers the development of rodeo.
- 17 May 1882: CA - Provisional districts of the North-West Territories are established between Manitoba and British Columbia: the districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Athabaska
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