Explore 457 historical events from 1880–1889.
Margarita Maria “Maggie” Gripenberg was a pioneer of modern dance in Finland. She was the first to introduce Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Finland and modeled her early works on the impr…
Maggie Gripenberg, Finnish dancer and choreographer (died 1976)
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a centr…
Benjamin Disraeli, English journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1804)
William Burges was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisa…
William Burges, English architect and designer (born 1827)
Ludwig Samson Heinrich Arthur Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen was a Bavarian general.
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (born 1815)
Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon was a French sculptor and photographer.
Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (born 1818)
Mary Jane Seacole was a Jamaican nurse and businesswoman. She was famous for her nursing work during the Crimean War and for publishing the first autobiography written by a woman o…
Mary Seacole, Jamaican-English nurse and author (born 1805)
Samuel Palmer Hon.RE was a British landscape painter, etcher and printmaker. He was also a prolific writer. Palmer was a key figure in Romanticism in Britain and produced visionary…
Samuel Palmer, English painter and illustrator (born 1805)
Jacob Bernays was a German philologist and philosophical writer.
Jakob Bernays, German philologist and academic (born 1824)
Émile Maximilien Paul Littré was a French lexicographer, freemason and philosopher, best known for his Dictionnaire de la langue française, commonly called le Littré.
Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (born 1801)
Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian vio…
Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (born 1820)
Joseph Škoda was a Czech-born Austrian physician, medical professor and dermatologist. Together with Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, he was the founder of the Modern Medical School o…
Joseph Škoda, Czech medical doctor and dermatologist (born 1805)
Franjo Krežma, also known as Franz Krezma in German-speaking countries, was a Croatian violinist and composer.
Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (born 1862)
Sir Josiah Mason was an English industrialist, engaged in dip pen manufacture and other trades, and a philanthropist. He founded Mason Science College in 1875, which later became t…
Josiah Mason, English businessman and philanthropist (born 1795)
The French conquest of Tunisia occurred in two phases in 1881: the first consisting of the invasion and securing of the country before the signing of a treaty of protection, and th…
Under threat of invasion, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis, signed the Treaty of Bardo to make Tunisia a French prote
A pair of decorated ceilings in the main Central Hall and smaller North Hall of the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, were unveiled at the building's opening in 1…
The painted ceilings of the Natural History Museum, London, were unveiled when the building opened its doors to the publ
The Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881, officially called the U.S. Arctic Expedition, was an attempt led by George W. De Long to reach the North Pole by pioneering a route from the …
The Jeannette expedition to reach the North Pole from the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait came to an end when the US
The Mussel Slough Tragedy was a shootout over disputed land titles between settlers and the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). It took place on May 11, 1880, on a farm located 5.6 mil…
Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California
The War of the Pacific, also known by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivi…
War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del De
Samuel Earl Crawford, nicknamed "Wahoo Sam", was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Crawford batted and threw left-handed, stood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall and wei…
Sam Crawford, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (died 1968)
Michael Fokine was a Russian choreographer and dancer. He is considered the founder of modern ballet.
Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (died 1942)
Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundbäck was a Swedish-American electrical engineer, who is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper.
Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer and businessman, developed the zipper (died 1954)
Josef Müller, also known as Giuseppe Müller, was a Croatian entomologist.
Josef Müller, Croatian entomologist (died 1964)
Mihkel Lüdig was an Estonian composer, organist and choir conductor. As a composer, he particularly worked on a cappella choral songs. Lüdig is considered one of the major organise…
Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (died 1958)
Adolf Chybiński was a Polish musicologist and academic.
Adolf Chybiński, Polish historian, musicologist and academic (died 1952)