The 1880s

1881 145 years ago

The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine,…

A telephone call, phone call, voice call, or simply a call, is the use of a connection over a telephone network between two parties for audio communication. To start a call, the ca…

The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine,…

1881 145 years ago

In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens.

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern and Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the…

In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens.

1881 145 years ago

The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.

The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Argentina and Chile was signed on 23 July 1881 in Buenos Aires by Bernardo de Irigoyen, for Argentina, and Francisco de Borja Echeverría, for Ch…

The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.

1881 145 years ago

Harry J

Harry Jheopart Capehart Sr. was an American lawyer, politician, and businessperson in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Capehart served as a member of the West Virginia House of Del…

Harry J

1881 145 years ago

General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.

The Cardwell Reforms were a series of reforms of the British Army undertaken by Secretary of State for War Edward Cardwell between 1868 and 1874 with the support of Liberal prime m…

General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.

1881 145 years ago

Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his…

Charles Julius Guiteau was an American office seeker who assassinated the 20th President of the United States, James A. Garfield, in 1881. A failed lawyer suffering from mental ill…

Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his…

1881 145 years ago

American outlaw Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the Maxwell House at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to nine murders. He was solely responsib…

American outlaw Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the Maxwell House at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

1881 145 years ago

The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.

The 1881 Atlantic hurricane season featured a tropical cyclone that remains one of the deadliest in the history of the United States. Seven tropical storms are known to have develo…

The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.

1881 145 years ago

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, palaeontologist, and philosopher (died 1955)

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. was a French Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, philosopher, mystic, and teacher. Teilhard de Chardin investigated the theory of evolution f…

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, palaeontologist, and philosopher (died 1955)

1881 145 years ago

George E

George Elsworth Wiley was an American racing cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century.

George E

1881 145 years ago

Al Cabrera, Spanish-Cuban baseball player and manager (died 1964)

Alfredo A. Cabrera was a professional baseball shortstop who played many years in the Cuban League. His nickname was Pájaro, which is Spanish for "Bird."

Al Cabrera, Spanish-Cuban baseball player and manager (died 1964)

1881 145 years ago

Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor (died 1944)

Jan Pieter Hendrik van Gilse was a Dutch conductor and composer. Among his works are five symphonies and the Dutch-language opera Thijl (1940).

Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor (died 1944)

1881 145 years ago

Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (died 1963)

Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who worked in aeronautics and astronautics. He was responsible for crucial advances in…

Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (died 1963)

1881 145 years ago

Lima Barreto, Brazilian journalist and author (died 1922)

Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto was a Brazilian novelist and journalist. A major figure in Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he is famous for the novel Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma, a …

Lima Barreto, Brazilian journalist and author (died 1922)

1881 145 years ago

Joe Forshaw, American runner (died 1964)

Joseph Forshaw Jr. was an American athlete who competed mainly in the marathon.

Joe Forshaw, American runner (died 1964)

1881 145 years ago

Lionel Hill, Australian politician, 30th Premier of South Australia (died 1963)

Lionel Laughton Hill was an Australian politician who served as the thirtieth Premier of South Australia, representing the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party.

Lionel Hill, Australian politician, 30th Premier of South Australia (died 1963)

1881 145 years ago

George Murray Hulbert, American judge and politician (died 1950)

George Murray Hulbert was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who was a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States Di…

George Murray Hulbert, American judge and politician (died 1950)

1881 145 years ago

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (died 1938)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish field marshal and statesperson who was the founder of the Republic of Turkey and served as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938…

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (died 1938)

1881 145 years ago

Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (died 1955)

Felipe Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor was a Mexican politician, the 45th President of Mexico from 1 June to 30 November 1920, following the assassination of President Venustiano Carran…

Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (died 1955)

1881 145 years ago

Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (died 1968)

Georg Carl Wilhelm Friedrich von Küchler was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. He commanded …

Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (died 1968)

1881 145 years ago

Walter Egan, American golfer (died 1971)

Walter Eugene Egan was an American golfer who competed in the late 1890s and early 1900s.

Walter Egan, American golfer (died 1971)

1881 145 years ago

Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter and set designer (died 1964)

Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov was a Russian avant-garde painter who worked with radical exhibitors and pioneered the first approach to abstract Russian art. He was founding member o…

Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter and set designer (died 1964)

1881 145 years ago

Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish painter (died 1963)

Spiros George Xenos was a Greek-Swedish artist.

Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish painter (died 1963)

1881 145 years ago

Mordecai Kaplan, Lithuanian rabbi, founded Reconstructionist Judaism (died 1983)

Mordecai Menahem Kaplan was an American Conservative rabbi, writer, Jewish educator, professor, theologian-philosopher, activist, and religious leader who founded the Reconstructio…

Mordecai Kaplan, Lithuanian rabbi, founded Reconstructionist Judaism (died 1983)