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January 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 marriage
90 birthdays

2

2 births
3 centenaries
55 birthdays

3

3 births
1 death
55 birthdays

4

1 transition
57 birthdays

5

1 marriage
1 transition
57 birthdays

6

1 death
1 centenary
68 birthdays

7

1 death
1 centenary
49 birthdays

8

2 births
59 birthdays

9

1 centenary
52 birthdays

10

1 birth
1 death
59 birthdays

11

2 births
1 centenary
46 birthdays

12

2 births
1 marriage
1 death
70 birthdays

13

2 births
1 marriage
1 death
1 transition
54 birthdays

14

1 centenary
56 birthdays

15

2 births
62 birthdays

16

55 birthdays

17

2 births
48 birthdays

18

1 centenary
55 birthdays

19

3 births
1 marriage
1 death
48 birthdays

20

2 marriages
73 birthdays

21

1 birth
48 birthdays

22

55 birthdays

23

1 birth
51 birthdays

24

2 centenaries
1 transition
43 birthdays

25

1 death
47 birthdays

26

2 births
1 marriage
61 birthdays

27

1 birth
1 death
53 birthdays

28

2 deaths
1 transition
53 birthdays

29

1 birth
52 birthdays

30

3 births
49 birthdays

31

1 birth
1 centenary
65 birthdays


February 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 birth
54 birthdays

2

2 marriages
1 death
58 birthdays

3

1 birth
1 death
54 birthdays

4

1 death
49 birthdays

5

1 birth
52 birthdays

6

1 birth
44 birthdays

7

1 birth
2 deaths
62 birthdays

8

2 births
56 birthdays

9

2 births
54 birthdays

10

2 births
54 birthdays

11

60 birthdays

12

1 centenary
55 birthdays

13

2 births
1 centenary
50 birthdays

14

2 births
2 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
70 birthdays

15

1 birth
1 centenary
51 birthdays

16

41 birthdays

17

1 birth
1 centenary
43 birthdays

18

3 births
65 birthdays

19

1 transition
39 birthdays

20

1 birth
61 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 death
47 birthdays

22

3 births
79 birthdays

23

2 marriages
1 death
31 birthdays

24

2 deaths
1 transition
45 birthdays

25

2 births
1 death
1 centenary
54 birthdays

26

1 birth
2 centenaries
58 birthdays

27

2 births
1 centenary
55 birthdays

28

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
73 birthdays


March 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 death
59 birthdays

2

2 births
1 centenary
61 birthdays

3

1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
56 birthdays

4

1 birth
66 birthdays

5

1 birth
52 birthdays

6

2 births
1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
58 birthdays

7

3 deaths
1 transition
64 birthdays

8

1 birth
1 centenary
58 birthdays

9

2 deaths
64 birthdays

10

1 marriage
52 birthdays

11

1 centenary
53 birthdays

12

2 births
1 death
62 birthdays

13

1 birth
1 centenary
50 birthdays

14

1 birth
2 centenaries
56 birthdays

15

3 births
63 birthdays

16

1 centenary
60 birthdays

17

1 death
81 birthdays

18

55 birthdays

19

2 births
51 birthdays

20

58 birthdays

21

4 deaths
2 transitions
1 election
44 birthdays

22

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
54 birthdays

23

2 births
40 birthdays

24

1 birth
2 deaths
58 birthdays

25

1 birth
43 birthdays

26

2 births
43 birthdays

27

2 births
1 marriage
1 death
59 birthdays

28

2 births
56 birthdays

29

2 births
60 birthdays

30

1 death
44 birthdays

31

1 centenary
52 birthdays


April 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 death
2 centenaries
52 birthdays

2

51 birthdays

3

1 birth
50 birthdays

4

8 elections
51 birthdays

5

1 birth
1 centenary
3 elections
57 birthdays

6

3 births
1 transition
43 birthdays

7

40 birthdays

8

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
46 birthdays

9

1 birth
51 birthdays

10

1 death
50 birthdays

11

2 births
1 death
50 birthdays

12

1 birth
1 death
62 birthdays

13

1 birth
1 death
48 birthdays

14

53 birthdays

15

2 births
1 death
1 centenary
52 birthdays

16

1 birth
47 birthdays

17

1 birth
1 centenary
55 birthdays

18

1 centenary
53 birthdays

19

2 deaths
44 birthdays

20

1 death
2 centenaries
46 birthdays

21

2 births
2 deaths
1 transition
40 birthdays

22

1 transition
63 birthdays

23

2 births
1 death
1 centenary
55 birthdays

24

3 births
1 death
56 birthdays

25

41 birthdays

26

1 marriage
2 deaths
2 centenaries
1 transition
50 birthdays

27

2 births
1 marriage
58 birthdays

28

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
3 centenaries
45 birthdays

29

41 birthdays

30

46 birthdays


May 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 births
1 death
53 birthdays

2

2 births
1 death
47 birthdays

3

1 birth
1 centenary
39 birthdays

4

1 birth
2 marriages
3 deaths
61 birthdays

5

1 death
49 birthdays

6

1 death
42 birthdays

7

2 marriages
1 death
45 birthdays

8

1 death
37 birthdays

9

1 birth
49 birthdays

10

2 centenaries
1 transition
50 birthdays

11

2 births
1 marriage
53 birthdays

12

1 marriage
52 birthdays

13

1 birth
1 death
45 birthdays

14

1 birth
1 marriage
40 birthdays

15

1 marriage
53 birthdays

16

3 births
2 transitions
53 birthdays

17

1 death
3 centenaries
1 election
39 birthdays

18

1 birth
1 centenary
49 birthdays

19

1 marriage
37 birthdays

20

57 birthdays

21

1 birth
48 birthdays

22

2 births
1 centenary
51 birthdays

23

1 birth
2 deaths
1 transition
51 birthdays

24

1 death
45 birthdays

25

2 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
44 birthdays

26

47 birthdays

27

2 births
1 centenary
44 birthdays

28

1 birth
1 marriage
62 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 death
45 birthdays

30

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
43 birthdays

31

2 deaths
34 birthdays


June 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 marriage
1 centenary
35 birthdays

2

1 marriage
1 centenary
48 birthdays

3

1 birth
51 birthdays

4

1 birth
1 centenary
53 birthdays

5

1 death
39 birthdays

6

3 births
43 birthdays

7

1 birth
35 birthdays

8

1 birth
41 birthdays

9

1 birth
1 death
49 birthdays

10

4 births
55 birthdays

11

33 birthdays

12

43 birthdays

13

1 centenary
35 birthdays

14

2 centenaries
59 birthdays

15

1 birth
34 birthdays

16

1 marriage
1 death
46 birthdays

17

2 births
1 death
56 birthdays

18

1 death
2 centenaries
58 birthdays

19

2 births
1 marriage
39 birthdays

20

2 births
1 death
56 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 centenary
37 birthdays

22

1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
48 birthdays

23

1 birth
2 deaths
2 transitions
44 birthdays

24

65 birthdays

25

1 birth
1 centenary
41 birthdays

26

2 births
1 death
47 birthdays

27

1 birth
32 birthdays

28

1 marriage
42 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 centenary
54 birthdays

30

1 birth
1 marriage
2 deaths
57 birthdays


July 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

58 birthdays

2

2 births
1 centenary
45 birthdays

3

2 births
1 centenary
43 birthdays

4

1 birth
1 centenary
61 birthdays

5

1 birth
32 birthdays

6

1 death
1 centenary
51 birthdays

7

44 birthdays

8

2 births
1 death
46 birthdays

9

2 births
1 death
35 birthdays

10

2 deaths
60 birthdays

11

1 birth
1 centenary
1 election
47 birthdays

12

1 marriage
55 birthdays

13

1 birth
1 marriage
39 birthdays

14

1 birth
1 death
43 birthdays

15

2 births
1 centenary
56 birthdays

16

1 birth
1 centenary
48 birthdays

17

42 birthdays

18

3 births
1 death
46 birthdays

19

1 birth
45 birthdays

20

46 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 marriage
41 birthdays

22

1 birth
52 birthdays

23

2 births
1 centenary
49 birthdays

24

2 births
58 birthdays

25

1 birth
1 death
1 transition
56 birthdays

26

1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
46 birthdays

27

2 births
1 death
53 birthdays

28

3 births
1 death
42 birthdays

29

2 births
1 death
1 centenary
50 birthdays

30

2 births
1 centenary
49 birthdays

31

1 birth
1 death
1 election
45 birthdays


August 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 marriages
1 death
1 transition
58 birthdays

2

1 birth
3 marriages
49 birthdays

3

1 birth
2 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
41 birthdays

4

1 birth
1 centenary
60 birthdays

5

3 births
44 birthdays

6

2 births
1 centenary
55 birthdays

7

54 birthdays

8

1 marriage
52 birthdays

9

1 election
62 birthdays

10

1 birth
2 deaths
63 birthdays

11

46 birthdays

12

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
54 birthdays

13

2 births
1 centenary
54 birthdays

14

1 birth
2 centenaries
54 birthdays

15

2 births
1 transition
55 birthdays

16

2 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
54 birthdays

17

1 death
1 centenary
43 birthdays

18

1 birth
1 death
40 birthdays

19

2 births
43 birthdays

20

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
53 birthdays

21

1 death
46 birthdays

22

1 birth
2 centenaries
62 birthdays

23

1 centenary
50 birthdays

24

1 death
56 birthdays

25

2 births
1 death
49 birthdays

26

1 birth
51 birthdays

27

1 death
62 birthdays

28

2 centenaries
39 birthdays

29

1 birth
58 birthdays

30

1 birth
1 centenary
51 birthdays

31

1 birth
1 centenary
55 birthdays


September 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 marriage
1 death
55 birthdays

2

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
40 birthdays

3

1 election
52 birthdays

4

1 birth
51 birthdays

5

54 birthdays

6

1 marriage
2 centenaries
56 birthdays

7

2 births
1 death
1 centenary
54 birthdays

8

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
51 birthdays

9

37 birthdays

10

3 births
1 marriage
1 death
65 birthdays

11

1 death
49 birthdays

12

1 birth
1 centenary
44 birthdays

13

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
58 birthdays

14

1 marriage
62 birthdays

15

1 birth
68 birthdays

16

1 birth
65 birthdays

17

1 marriage
1 centenary
62 birthdays

18

1 birth
1 death
50 birthdays

19

1 birth
2 deaths
2 transitions
55 birthdays

20

1 birth
2 deaths
62 birthdays

21

2 births
1 marriage
61 birthdays

22

2 deaths
49 birthdays

23

1 birth
2 centenaries
60 birthdays

24

2 births
1 marriage
2 deaths
1 transition
50 birthdays

25

1 birth
1 centenary
55 birthdays

26

1 birth
40 birthdays

27

2 births
57 birthdays

28

1 birth
1 death
59 birthdays

29

1 centenary
43 birthdays

30

3 births
63 birthdays


October 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

56 birthdays

2

2 births
1 death
2 centenaries
51 birthdays

3

1 birth
1 marriage
47 birthdays

4

1 election
58 birthdays

5

1 birth
1 marriage
2 deaths
57 birthdays

6

3 births
57 birthdays

7

55 birthdays

8

1 marriage
1 death
67 birthdays

9

52 birthdays

10

1 birth
2 deaths
1 transition
79 birthdays

11

2 elections
44 birthdays

12

1 birth
51 birthdays

13

2 births
2 marriages
1 death
52 birthdays

14

2 births
2 deaths
1 transition
54 birthdays

15

65 birthdays

16

3 births
2 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
61 birthdays

17

1 death
1 centenary
66 birthdays

18

1 marriage
68 birthdays

19

1 birth
2 marriages
3 centenaries
62 birthdays

20

1 death
1 transition
66 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 centenary
61 birthdays

22

1 birth
54 birthdays

23

53 birthdays

24

1 marriage
61 birthdays

25

1 birth
1 death
65 birthdays

26

2 births
1 marriage
46 birthdays

27

1 death
62 birthdays

28

1 birth
60 birthdays

29

1 birth
45 birthdays

30

1 birth
1 marriage
43 birthdays

31

3 births
1 death
53 birthdays


November 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 death
2 centenaries
56 birthdays

2

1 marriage
1 death
50 birthdays

3

59 birthdays

4

1 birth
1 centenary
59 birthdays

5

1 death
1 centenary
61 birthdays

6

64 birthdays

7

61 birthdays

8

2 births
6 elections
55 birthdays

9

51 birthdays

10

1 birth
1 death
62 birthdays

11

2 births
52 birthdays

12

48 birthdays

13

2 births
2 marriages
1 death
65 birthdays

14

2 centenaries
45 birthdays

15

1 death
53 birthdays

16

1 birth
1 marriage
45 birthdays

17

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
52 birthdays

18

1 centenary
57 birthdays

19

1 birth
1 centenary
44 birthdays

20

2 births
59 birthdays

21

1 death
1 centenary
53 birthdays

22

1 marriage
1 death
49 birthdays

23

2 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
60 birthdays

24

3 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
49 birthdays

25

1 birth
1 centenary
58 birthdays

26

2 births
69 birthdays

27

2 births
1 marriage
40 birthdays

28

1 death
55 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 marriage
58 birthdays

30

2 births
53 birthdays


December 1881
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 centenary
58 birthdays

2

1 birth
1 death
1 transition
48 birthdays

3

1 marriage
1 death
53 birthdays

4

49 birthdays

5

1 death
1 centenary
58 birthdays

6

1 death
56 birthdays

7

2 marriages
51 birthdays

8

1 death
51 birthdays

9

1 birth
1 death
42 birthdays

10

1 death
56 birthdays

11

1 birth
1 death
48 birthdays

12

1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
54 birthdays

13

1 birth
1 centenary
53 birthdays

14

1 marriage
2 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
60 birthdays

15

1 birth
2 marriages
1 centenary
62 birthdays

16

1 birth
1 centenary
63 birthdays

17

1 marriage
3 centenaries
48 birthdays

18

1 marriage
59 birthdays

19

2 centenaries
40 birthdays

20

1 election
50 birthdays

21

1 birth
4 marriages
56 birthdays

22

1 marriage
62 birthdays

23

1 birth
50 birthdays

24

64 birthdays

25

1 birth
1 centenary
96 birthdays

26

1 marriage
47 birthdays

27

51 birthdays

28

56 birthdays

29

1 marriage
59 birthdays

30

1 centenary
44 birthdays

31

1 marriage
1 death
1 transition
61 birthdays


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