Explore 457 historical events from 1880–1889.
Robert Harry Lowie was an Austrian-American anthropologist. An expert on Indigenous peoples of the Americas, he was instrumental in the development of modern anthropology and has b…
Robert Lowie, Austrian-American anthropologist and academic (died 1957)
John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, was an English economist whose writings are considered the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, as well as its vario…
John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (died 1946)
Sylvanus Griswold Morley was an American archaeologist and epigrapher who studied the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in the early 20th century. Morley led extensive excavations of…
Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and scholar (died 1948)
Gladys Mills Phipps was an American socialite, sportsperson, and a thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder who began the Phipps family dynasty in American horse racing. She was kn…
Gladys Mills Phipps, American horse breeder (died 1970)
Adolph Strauch was a Prussian American landscape architect who conceived the "landscape lawn" design. He applied his thinking to the layout of Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, …
Adolph Strauch, Prussian American landscape architect (born 1822)
John "Jack" Russell, was an English parson, dog breeder, and enthusiastic follower of country sports, particularly fox hunting. He was known as "The Sporting Parson".
John Russell, English hunter and dog breeder (born 1795)
Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impre…
Édouard Manet, French painter (born 1832)
Sir John O'Shanassy, KCMG, was an Irish-Australian politician who served as the 2nd Premier of Victoria. O'Shanassy was born near Thurles in County Tipperary, Ireland, the son of a…
John O'Shanassy, Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Victoria (born 1818)
Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din, known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abd al-Qadir al-Hassani al-Jaza'iri, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the Fre…
Abdelkader El Djezairi, Algerian ruler (born 1808)
Edward FitzGerald or Fitzgerald was an English poet and writer. His most famous poem is the first and best-known English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, which has kept…
Edward FitzGerald, English poet and author (born 1809)
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecut…
New York governor Grover Cleveland signed legislation that led to the creation of Niagara Falls State Park, the United S
The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brookl…
New York City's Brooklyn Bridge opened as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time
The Victoria Hall disaster occurred on 16 June 1883 at the Victoria Hall in Sunderland, England, when the distribution of free toys caused a crowd crush resulting in 183 children t…
In the Victoria Hall disaster, 183 children were crushed to death when they ran down the stairs to collect gifts after a
The French Third Republic was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 Jul…
French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small f
Thomas Henry Burke was an Irish civil servant who served as Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office for many years before being assassinated during the Phoenix Park Murders o…
Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body, the U.S. House of Repres…
The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act
The Triple Alliance was a defensive military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It was formed on 20 May 1882 and renewed periodically until it expired in 1915 du…
The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed
Shewa, formerly romanized as Shua, Shoa, Showa, Shuwa, is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire. The modern Ethiopian…
The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo
The ʻUrabi revolt, also known as the ʻUrabi Revolution, was a nationalist uprising in the Khedivate of Egypt from 1879 to 1882. It was led by and named for Colonel Ahmed Urabi and …
Nationalist riots break out in Alexandria directed against foreign domination
Seth Daniels Bingham was an American organist and prolific composer.
Seth Bingham, American organist and composer (died 1972)
Artur Schnabel was an Austrian-born classical pianist, composer and pedagogue. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura. A…
Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (died 1951)
Oba Sir Isaac Babalola Akinyele, KBE was the first educated Olubadan of Ibadan, and the second Christian to ascend the throne.
Isaac Babalola Akinyele, Nigerian ruler (died 1964)
Leopold Anthony Stokowski was a British conductor. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia …
Leopold Stokowski, English conductor (died 1977)
Getúlio Dornelles Vargas was a Brazilian military officer, lawyer, and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his sui…
Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (died 1954)