1882

This page lists news articles and events for the year 1882.

Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.

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  • November 25:
    • Event: Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta Iolanthe; or the Peer and the Peri opens at the new Savoy theater. The Savoy is the first public building in London to have electric lighting and the fairies in the opera carried wands with electric lights in their tips.

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