Explore 963 historical events from 1880–1889.
Victor Franz Hess was an Austrian–American experimental physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carl David Anderson for his discovery of cosmic rays.
Victor Francis Hess, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1964)
Fritz Löhner-Beda, born Bedřich Löwy, was an Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer. Once nearly forgotten, many of his songs and tunes remain popular today. He was murdered in A…
Fritz Löhner-Beda, Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer (died 1942)
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)
Fyodor Vasilyevich Gladkov was a Soviet and Russian socialist realist writer, best known for his 1925 novel Cement. Gladkov joined a Marxist group in 1904, and in 1905 went to Tifl…
Feodor Gladkov, Russian author and educator (died 1958)
Jean Dominique Antony Metzinger was a major 20th-century French painter, theorist, writer, critic and poet, who along with Albert Gleizes wrote the first theoretical work on Cubism…
Jean Metzinger, French artist (died 1956)
Arthur Lee Newton was an American athlete who competed mainly in the distance events. He was born in Woodstock, Vermont, but moved to New Rochelle, New York in 1912, where he was a…
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William Franklyn "Bill" Verner was an American athlete and middle-distance runner who competed in the early twentieth century.
Frank Verner, American runner (died 1966)
Pierre Jean Marie Laval was a French politician. He served as Prime Minister of France three times: 1931–1932 and 1935–1936 during the Third Republic, and 1942–1944 during Vichy Fr…
Pierre Laval, French soldier and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (died 1945)
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Drummond Borton, was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British a…
Arthur Borton, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1933)
Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature, his…
Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian author (died 1924)
Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor.
Rube Goldberg, American sculptor, cartoonist, and engineer (died 1970)
Gustave Lanctot, also spelled Gustave Lanctôt, was a Canadian historian and archivist.
Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 1975)
Godfrey Martin Huggins, 1st Viscount Malvern, was a Rhodesian politician and physician. He served as the fourth Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from 1933 to 1953 and remained i…
Godfrey Huggins, Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (died 1971)
Toivo Timoteus Kuula was a Finnish composer and conductor of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods, who emerged in the wake of Jean Sibelius, under whom he studied privately f…
Toivo Kuula, Finnish conductor and composer (died 1918)
Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz was a German Generaloberst during World War II. After joining the Imperial German Army in 1901, Blaskowitz served throughout World War I, where he earn…
Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (died 1948)
Hugo Raudsepp was an influential and prolific Estonian playwright and politician. In 1951 he was deported to the Irkutsk region by the Soviet authorities, where he died.
Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian playwright and politician (died 1952)
Denis Barry was an Irish Republican who died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes, shortly after the Irish Civil War.
Denny Barry, Irish Republican, died during the 1923 Irish Hunger Strikes (died 1923)
Charles Sheeler was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography, and the 1921 avant-garde film, Manhatta, which he made in collaboration with Pa…
Charles Sheeler, American photographer and painter (died 1965)
Max Fleischer was an American animator and studio owner. Born in Kraków, in Austrian Poland, Fleischer immigrated to the United States where he became a pioneer in the development …
Max Fleischer, Austrian-American animator and producer (died 1972)
Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, was a senior officer of the British Army. He was Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of th…
Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, French-English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the County of…
Alfredo Casella was an Italian composer, pianist and conductor.
Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1947)
Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez, better known by his pseudonym, Porfirio Barba-Jacob, was a Colombian poet and writer.
Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (died 1942)
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and dictator who led the Kingdom of Italy as a fascist dictatorship from 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. K…
Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1945)
Ramón Fonst Segundo was a Cuban fencer who competed in the early 20th century. He was one of the greatest world fencers, individual and by team; he was born and died in Havana. He …
Ramón Fonst, Cuban fencer (died 1959)