Explore 963 historical events from 1880–1889.
Leó Weiner was one of the leading Hungarian music educators of the first half of the twentieth century, and a composer.
Leó Weiner, Hungarian composer and educator (died 1960)
Karl Tarvas was an Estonian architect. Karl Tarvas graduated as an architect from Riga Polytechnic Institute in 1915.
Karl Tarvas, Estonian architect (died 1975)
Tatu Kolehmainen was a Finnish long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1912, he reached the finals of 10,000 m and marathon races, but failed to …
Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (died 1967)
Thomas Francis Cronan was an American athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump.
Thomas Cronan, American triple jumper (died 1962)
The Congo Free State (CFS), also known as the Independent State of the Congo, was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by…
The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
Louis Pasteur was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the la…
Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
The Football Association is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the olde…
The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football…
Cornelius Edward "Con" Walsh was an Irish Canadian athlete who represented Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Carriganimma. He won a bronze medal in the hammer thro…
Con Walsh, Irish-Canadian hammer thrower and footballer (died 1961)
Egon Erwin Kisch was an Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak writer and journalist, who wrote in German. He styled himself Der Rasende Reporter for his countless travels to the far co…
Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (died 1948)
Clément Pansaers was the main proponent of the Dada movement in Belgium.
Clément Pansaers, Belgian poet (died 1922)
Kingsley Ogilvie Fairbridge was the founder of a child emigration scheme from Britain to its colonies as well as the Fairbridge Schools.
Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician (died 1924)
George Francis "Gabby" Hayes was an American actor. He began as something of a leading man and a character player, but he was best known for his numerous appearances in B-Western f…
George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor (died 1969)
Thomas Bertram Costain was a Canadian-American journalist who became a best-selling author of historical novels at the age of 57.
Thomas B
Gianni Vella was a Maltese artist. After studying in Rome, he produced many religious works which can be found in many churches in the Maltese Islands, but he also produced some se…
Gianni Vella, Maltese artist (died 1977)
Paltiel Daykan was an Israeli jurist.
Paltiel Daykan, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (died 1969)
Ralph Ward Stackpole was an American sculptor, painter, muralist, etcher and art educator, San Francisco's leading artist during the 1920s and 1930s. Stackpole was involved in the …
Ralph Stackpole, American sculptor and painter (died 1973)
Elda Furry, known professionally as Hedda Hopper, was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, more than 35 million people read her co…
Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (died 1966)
Sir Michael Count Gonzi was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Malta from 1944 until 1976. He had been enthroned as Bishop of Malta in December 1943, and was consecrated as the first Arc…
Mikiel Gonzi, Maltese archbishop (died 1984)
Otto Nossan Klemperer was a German conductor and composer, originally based in Germany, and then the United States, Hungary and finally, Great Britain. He began his career as an op…
Otto Klemperer, German composer and conductor (died 1973)
Sophie was Princess of Albania from 7 March to 3 September 1914 as the wife of Prince Wilhelm. In 1906, she married Wilhelm, second son of the Prince of Wied. When her husband beca…
Princess Sophie of Albania, (Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg) (died 1936)
Giacomo Matteotti was an Italian socialist, anti-fascist politician and an opposition leader, who was the secretary of the Unitary Socialist Party (PSU) from 1922 to 1924. Born in …
Giacomo Matteotti, Italian lawyer and politician (died 1924)
Soemu Toyoda was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II.
Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral (died 1957)
Villem Grünthal-Ridala, born Wilhelm Grünthal was an Estonian poet, translator, linguist and folklorist.
Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (died 1942)
Arturo Rawson was the provisional President of Argentina from June 4, 1943, to June 7, 1943.
Arturo Rawson, Argentinian general and politician, 26th President of Argentina (died 1952)