Explore 963 historical events from 1880–1889.
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Born into the Prussian noble family von Kleist, Kleist entered the Prussian Arm…
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (died 1954)
Captain Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza MC was a Brazilian-born prince of the House of Orléans-Braganza and a military officer who served with distinction in the forces o…
Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince (died 1918)
Aleksander Richard Aberg was an Estonian professional Greco-Roman and free-style wrestling world champion of the early 20th century. He took part in the World Heavyweight Champions…
Aleksander Aberg, Estonian wrestler (died 1920)
Francis Ford was an American film actor, writer and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. As an actor, director and producer, he was one of the …
Francis Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1953)
Alfred Wagenknecht was an American Marxist activist and political functionary. He is best remembered for having played a critical role in the establishment of the Communist Party U…
Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist and politician (died 1956)
Cecil Blount DeMille, often known in popular culture as Mr. DeMille, was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he created 70 features including silent and sound f…
Cecil B. DeMille, American director and producer (died 1959)
George Enescu, known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, teacher and statesman. He is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in …
George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1955)
George Robert Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd PC, was a British Labour politician.
George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (died 1954)
Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.
Edgar Guest, English-American poet and author (died 1959)
Aleksander Hellat was an Estonian politician and a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. He was a member of the Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party. After Estonia had been …
Aleksander Hellat, Estonian politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1943)
Bede Jarrett OP was an English Dominican friar and Catholic priest who was also a noted historian and author. Known for works including Mediæval Socialism and The Emperor Charles I…
Bede Jarrett, English Dominican priest (died 1934)
James Ernest Newland, VC was an Australian soldier, policeman and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awa…
James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman (died 1949)
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)