Explore 963 historical events from 1880–1889.
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer and conductor with French and American citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers o…
Igor Stravinsky, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1971)
Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov, also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov, was a Bulgarian communist politician and revolutionary who served as General Secretary of the Central Committe…
Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian compositor and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria (died 1949)
Daniel Edward "Ned" Sawyer was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (died 1937)
Yaacov Ben-Dov was an Israeli photographer and a pioneer of Jewish cinematography in Palestine.
Ya'acov Ben-Dov, Israeli photographer and cinematographer (died 1968)
Lluís Companys i Jover was a Catalan politician from Spain who served as president of Catalonia from 1934 and during the Spanish Civil War.
Lluís Companys, Spanish lawyer and politician, 123rd President of Catalonia (died 1940)
Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong was a fencer who competed at five Olympic Games.
Adrianus de Jong, Dutch fencer and soldier (died 1966)
Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager.
Rockwell Kent, American painter and illustrator (died 1971)
Louis-Athanase David was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman. He was a cabinet minister in the Provincial Parliament of Quebec, representing the riding of Terrebonne and…
Athanase David, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1953)
Carl Diem was a German sports administrator, and as a Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic Games, he was also the chief organizer of the 1936 Olympic…
Carl Diem, German businessman (died 1962)
Eduard Spranger was a German philosopher and psychologist. A student of Wilhelm Dilthey, Spranger was born in Berlin and died in Tübingen. He was considered a humanist who develope…
Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and academic (died 1963)
Henry Courtenay Hawtrey was a British track and field athlete, winner of 5 miles (8.0 km) run at the 1906 Summer Olympics.
Henry Hawtrey, English runner (died 1961)
Tobias Wilhelm Franz Seldte was a German reactionary politician who served as the Reich Minister for Labour in Nazi Germany. Prior to his ministry, Seldte was a founding leader of …
Franz Seldte, German captain and politician, Reich Minister for Labour (died 1947)
Bidhan Chandra Roy was an Indian physician and politician who served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1950 until his death in 1962. He played a key role in the founding of sev…
Bidhan Chandra Roy, Indian physician and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 1962)
Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan, was an Indian professor of musicology, singer, exponent of the sarasvati vina, poet, philosopher, writer, and pioneer of the transmission of Sufism to the …
Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (died 1927)
Ivan Daminikavich Lutsevich, better known by his pen name Yanka Kupala, was a Belarusian poet and writer.
Yanka Kupala, Belarusian poet and writer (died 1941)
Percy Aldridge Grainger was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long…
Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (died 1961)
Ima Hogg, known as "The First Lady of Texas", was an American society leader, philanthropist, mental health advocate, patron and collector of the arts, and one of the most respecte…
Ima Hogg, American society leader, philanthropist, patron and collector of the arts (died 1975)
James Larkin White was a cowboy, guano miner, cave explorer, and park ranger for the National Park Service. He is best remembered as the discoverer, early promoter and explorer of …
James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (died 1946)
Violette Neatley Anderson became the first African-American woman to practice law before the United States Supreme Court on January 29, 1926. She was one of the most prominent advo…
Violette Neatley Anderson, American judge (died 1937)
Olga Hahn-Neurath was an Austrian mathematician and philosopher. She is best known for being a member of the Vienna Circle. She was sister of the mathematician Hans Hahn.
Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (died 1937)
David Davidovich Burliuk was a Russian poet, artist and publicist of Ukrainian origin associated with the Futurist and Neo-Primitivist movements. Burliuk has been described as "the…
David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (died 1967)
Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville, was a Royal Navy admiral. He served in the First World War as fleet wireless officer for the Mediterranean Fleet where he was invo…
James Somerville, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (died 1949)
Edward Hopper was an American realist painter and printmaker. He is one of America's most renowned artists and known for his skill in depicting modern American life and landscapes.
Edward Hopper, American painter and etcher (died 1967)
Musa Kâzım Karabekir was a Turkish general and politician. He was the commander of the Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire during the Turkish War of Independence, and fought a succe…
Kâzım Karabekir, Turkish general and politician, 5th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (died 1948)