1889
Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (born 1823)
Isabella Glyn was a well-known Victorian-era Shakespearean actress.
Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (born 1823)
The 1880s
Explore 963 historical events from 1880–1889.
1889
Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (born 1844)
Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame places him among the leading English poets. His prosody – notably his concept of sprung rhythm – …
Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (born 1844)
1889
Mike Burke, American baseball player (born 1854)
Michael E. Burke was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly shortstop for the 1879 Cincinnati Reds of the National League. In 28 games, he had 26 hits in 117 at…
Mike Burke, American baseball player (born 1854)
1889
Lozen, Chiracaua Apache warrior woman (born ~1840)
Lozen was a warrior and prophet of the Chihenne Chiricahua Apache. She was the sister of Victorio, a prominent chief. Born into the Chihenne band during the 1840s, Lozen was, accor…
Lozen, Chiracaua Apache warrior woman (born ~1840)
1889
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist, author, and playwright (born 1826)
Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin, born Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov and known during his lifetime by the pen name Nikolai Shchedrin, was a major Russian writer and satirist…
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist, author, and playwright (born 1826)
1889
Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (born 1850)
Mihai Eminescu was a Romanian Romantic poet, novelist, and journalist from Moldavia, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active mem…
Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (born 1850)
1889
Maria Mitchell, American astronomer and academic (born 1818)
Maria Mitchell was an American astronomer, librarian, naturalist, and educator. In 1847, she discovered a comet named 1847 VI that was later known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet" in her…
Maria Mitchell, American astronomer and academic (born 1818)
1889
Robert Hamerling, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (born 1830)
Robert Hamerling was an Austrian poet.
Robert Hamerling, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (born 1830)
1889
Nelson Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (born 1813)
Nelson Webster Dewey was an American lawyer, land speculator, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the first governor of Wisconsin, and also served in the Wisconsin Senate and…
Nelson Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (born 1813)
1889
Charlie Absolom, England cricketer (born 1846)
Charles Alfred Absolom was an English amateur cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Kent County Cricket Club and England in the period from 1866 to 1879.
Charlie Absolom, England cricketer (born 1846)
1889
Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (born 1851)
Eduardo Gutiérrez was an Argentine writer. His works of gauchoesque nature acquired great popularity, specially Juan Moreira, a novel successfully adapted to the stage in 1884 that…
Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (born 1851)
1889
Arthur Böttcher, German pathologist and anatomist (born 1831)
Jakob Ernst Arthur Böttcher was a Baltic German pathologist and anatomist who was a native of Bauska, in what was then the Courland Governorate. He worked primarily within the Russ…
Arthur Böttcher, German pathologist and anatomist (born 1831)
1889
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1838)
Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam was a French symbolist writer. His family called him Mathias while his friends called him Villiers; he would a…
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1838)
1889
The Treaty of Wuchale was signed, ending the Italo-Ethiopian War, but differences in translation later led to another wa
The Treaty of Wuchale was a treaty signed between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy. The signing parties were King Menelik II of Shewa, acting as Emperor of Ethiopia, a…
The Treaty of Wuchale was signed, ending the Italo-Ethiopian War, but differences in translation later led to another wa
1889
Bandits attacked a U
The Wham Paymaster robbery was an armed robbery of a United States Army paymaster and his escort on May 11, 1889, in the Arizona Territory. Major Joseph W. Wham was transporting a …
Bandits attacked a U
1889
Bangui, the capital and largest city of the present-day Central African Republic, was founded in French Congo
Bangui is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Uban…
Bangui, the capital and largest city of the present-day Central African Republic, was founded in French Congo
1889
Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest city by area in the U
Hyde Park Township is a former civil township in Cook County, Illinois, United States that existed as a separate municipality from 1861 until 1889 when it was annexed into the city…
Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest city by area in the U
1889
The New Zealand Native football team, predominantly comprising Māori players, concluded their 107-game tour, the…
The 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team was a New Zealand rugby union team that toured Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in 1888 and 1889. It mostly comprised player…
The New Zealand Native football team, predominantly comprising Māori players, concluded their 107-game tour, the…
1888
With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), the Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery
The Lei Áurea, officially Law No. 3,353 of 13 May 1888, is the law that abolished slavery in Brazil. It was signed by Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846–1921), an opponent o…
With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), the Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery
1888
Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating cu
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply syst…
Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating cu
1888
The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place
The 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake occurred on 5 June measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, and shook the upper Río de la Plata at 3:20 UTC-3. The epicentre was located 15 kilometre…
The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place
1888
The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak
The White Rajahs of Sarawak were a hereditary monarchy of the Brooke family, who founded and ruled the Raj of Sarawak as a sovereign state, located on the northwest coast of the is…
The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak
1888
George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the olde
George Edward Gouraud was an American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor who later became famous for introducing the new Edison Phonograph cylinder audio recording technolog…
George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the olde
1888
The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts, killing approximately 500 people in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes…
The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts, killing approximately 500 people in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.