Explore 963 historical events from 1880–1889.
James Whale was an English film director, theatre director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Hollywood. He is best remembered for several horror films: Franken…
James Whale, English director (died 1957)
Agnes Meyer Driscoll, known as "Miss Aggie" or "Madame X'", was an American cryptanalyst during both World War I and World War II and was known as "the first lady of naval cryptolo…
Agnes Meyer Driscoll, American cryptanalyst (died 1971)
John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom. In…
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster, co-founded BBC (died 1971)
Vera Alexeyevna Karalli was a Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and silent film actress during the early years of the 20th century.
Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress (died 1972)
Walther Gerlach was a German physicist who co-discovered, through laboratory experiment, spin quantization in a magnetic field, the Stern–Gerlach effect. The experiment was conceiv…
Walter Gerlach, German physicist and academic (died 1979)
Margaret Whittaker Lawrence was an American stage actress known for her performances on Broadway and other venues.
Margaret Lawrence, American stage actress (died 1929)
Conrad Potter Aiken was an American writer and poet, honored with a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, and was United States Poet Laureate from 1950 to 1952. His published w…
Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (died 1973)
George Churchill Kenney was a United States Army general during World War II. He is best known as the commander of the Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA), a pos…
George Kenney, Canadian-American general (died 1977)
John Middleton Murry was an English writer. He was a prolific author, producing more than 60 books and thousands of essays and reviews on literature, social issues, politics, and r…
John Middleton Murry, English poet and author (died 1957)
Hans Egede Budtz was a Danish stage and film actor.
Hans Egede Budtz, Danish actor (died 1968)
John Ryder was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.
Jack Ryder, Australian cricketer (died 1977)
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter. She co-founded two wartime Polish organizations: Front for the Rebirth of Poland and Żegota, set up t…
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Polish writer and member of the WW II Polish Resistance (died 1968)
John Friend Mahoney was an American physician best known as a pioneer in the treatment of syphilis with penicillin. He won the 1946 Lasker Award.
John Friend Mahoney, American physician who pioneered the treatment of syphilis with penicillin (died 1957)
Camillien Houde was a Quebec politician, a Member of Parliament, and a four-time mayor of Montreal. He is of the few Canadian politicians to have served at all three levels of gove…
Camillien Houde, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (died 1958)
Otto Tief was an Estonian politician, military commander, and a lawyer.
Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1976)
Lalla Carlsen was a Norwegian singer and actress. She was a very popular singer in Norway.
Lalla Carlsen, Norwegian singer and actress (died 1967)
Charles Brace Darrow was an American board game designer often credited as the inventor of the board game Monopoly, which was published by Parker Brothers in 1935. However, the gam…
Charles Darrow, American game designer, created Monopoly (died 1967)
Zerna Addas Sharp was an American educator and book editor who is best known as the creator of the Dick and Jane series of beginning readers for elementary school-aged children. Pu…
Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (died 1981)
Alexander Mair was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 5 August 1939 to 16 May 1941. Born in Melbourne, Mair worked in various businesses there b…
Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (died 1969)
Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly was a French novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary critic. He specialised in mystery tales that explored hidden motivation and hinted at …
Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (born 1808)
Zulma Carraud was a French author. She is best known for her children's books and textbooks particularly La Petite Jeanne ou le devoir and Maurice ou le travail.
Zulma Carraud, French author (born 1796)
William Selby Harney, otherwise known among the Lakota as "Woman Killer" and "Mad Bear," was an American cavalry officer in the US Army, who became known during the Indian Wars and…
William S
John Cadbury was an English Quaker and businessman, who founded the Cadbury chocolate company in Birmingham, England. He was also involved in activism and philanthropy, championing…
John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (born 1801)
Volney Erskine Howard was an American lawyer, statesman, and jurist.
Volney Howard, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1809)