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Present selection: year 1883* 9 persons were born 1 persons attacked † 4 persons died * 2 elephants born 1 elephants imported † 3 elephants dead

1883 mentioned in locations

8 location entries where 1883 is mentioned

Melbourne Zoo

Melbourne Zoo

zoo in Australia
Founded year 1882
🎈 First elephant arrived 1883
⚮ Terminated elephant management 2025

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Adelaide Zoo

zoo in Australia
Founded year 1883
🎈 First elephant arrived 1884
⚮ Terminated elephant management 1991

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Buffalo Bills Wild West Show

Buffalo Bills Wild West Show

circus in United States
Founded year 1883

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Carl Hagenbecks Ceylonkarawane

circus in Germany
Founded year 1883
🎈 First elephant arrived 1883
⚮ Terminated elephant management 1884
† Closed year 1884

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D. S. Senanayake

private in Sri Lanka
Founded year 1883
† Closed year 1952

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Doris and Colvin Circus

circus in United States

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Barnum Museum of Natural History

Barnum Museum of Natural History

museum in United States

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W. H. Over Museum

museum in United States
Founded year 1883

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1883 person birth records

9 entries with persons who were born in 1883

Alfred Court

Alfred Court, circus animal trainer in France, born 1883-01-01 Marseille, in France.

artist 1914-1918 at Ringling Bros. Circus in United States
owner 1920-1932 at Zoo Circus (Alfred Court) in France
animal trainer 1939-1946 at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

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Maud Chipperfield

Emily Maud Seaton, circus director in United Kingdom, born 1883-08-16 , in .

assistant director - at Circus Chipperfield in United Kingdom

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Dominik Althoff

Dominik Althoff, circus director in Germany, born 1883-04-08 Erkrath, in .

animal trader - at Circus Dominik Althoff in Germany
owner -1939 at Circus Dominik Althoff in Germany

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Dorthea Steckel

Dorthea Elisabeth Henriette Enoch, circus director in Denmark, born 1883-12-19 Loejt, Aabenraa, in Denmark.

owner 1930-1931 at Circus Dannebrog in Denmark

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Adele Althoff

Adele Mark, circus animal trainer in Germany, born 1883-04-15 Saarburg, in Germany.

animal trader - at Circus Dominik Althoff in Germany

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Bert Sanger

Herbert Sanger, circus elephant trainer in United Kingdom, born 1883-04-15 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, in United Kingdom.

elephant trainer -1916 at Circus Sanger in United Kingdom

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Helene Lorch

Helene Lorch, circus artist in Germany, born 1883 , in .

artist 1923-1925 at Circus Sarrasani in Germany

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Johanne Enoch

Johanne Enoch, circus artist in Denmark, born 1883-12-19 , in .

artist - at Circus Dannebrog in Denmark

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Max Konyot

Max Konyot, circus artist in Hungary, born 1883 , in Hungary.

artist -1907 at Circus Leopold in Hungary

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1 casulaties of people being attcked by elephants in 1883

1 entries with persons who were attcked by elephants in 1883

1883-01-28 ,, Germany

† elephant keeper Heinrich Krüger

fatal attack by Rostom (Rustum) at Berlin Zoo. Rostom killed the zookeeper Heinrich Krüger, who were cleaning the stable, and walked over Rostom's hay. Rostom pushed him with his right tusk (he didn't have a left tusk) into a stable wall and squeezed him. † Heinrich Krüger died 1883-01-28

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1883 person Obituaries

4 entries with persons who died in 1883

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Luigi Guillaume

Luigi Guillaume (b. 1807-05-22 Livorno) circus director in Italy, died † 1883-09-10 Brescia, in Italy.

owner at Circus Guillaume in Italy
elephant trainer 1844- at Circus Franconi in France

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Heinrich Krüger

Heinrich Krüger (b. ? ) zoo elephant keeper in Germany, died † 1883-01-28 , in .

elephant keeper -1883 at Berlin Zoo in Germany

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Edward Perry

Edward James Perry (b. 1880 ) circus other in Australia, died † 1883 , in Australia.

other - at Perry Brothers Circus in Australia

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Ludwig Ruhe Sr.

Ludwig Ruhe (b. Grünenplan) organisation animal trader in Germany, died † 1883 Aalfeld, in Germany.

owner 1860-1883 at Firma Ruhe in Germany
owner 1868-1882 at Firma Louis Ruhe in United States

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Elephants imported in 1883

1 entries with elephant imported in 1883

⚪ unknown

Born at Sri Lanka unspecified location. Now living at Unknown, in Unknown

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Elephants born in 1883

2 entries with elephant born in 1883

♀ Margot

Born 1883? at Asia unspecified location. Dead † 1903-10-23)at Marseille Zoo, in France

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♀ Jenny

Born 1883 at Unknown. Dead † 1917-08-01)at Wroclaw Zoo (Zoo Breslau), in Poland

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Elephants dead in 1883

3 entries with elephants who died in 1883

⚪ unknown

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1883-05-22)at J. B. Gaylord, in United States

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♂ Pilate

Born at Sri Lanka unspecified location. Dead † 1883-04-05)at Barnum & Bailey Circus, in United States

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♂ Neptun

Born at Africa unspecified location. Dead † 1883-04-02)at Vienna Zoo, in Austria

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