The 1880s

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

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

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

Kesago Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army (died 1945)

Kesago Nakajima was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese forces under Nakajima's command committed the 1937 Nanjing Ma…

Kesago Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army (died 1945)

1881 145 years ago

Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer and promoter (died 1955)

Tommy Burns was a Canadian professional boxer. He remains the only Canadian-born fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship and is the shortest champion in the division's hi…

Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer and promoter (died 1955)

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)

1881 145 years ago

Maggie Gripenberg, Finnish dancer and choreographer (died 1976)

Margarita Maria “Maggie” Gripenberg was a pioneer of modern dance in Finland. She was the first to introduce Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Finland and modeled her early works on the impr…

Maggie Gripenberg, Finnish dancer and choreographer (died 1976)

1881 145 years ago

Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer (died 1956)

Zoltán Imre Ödön Halmay de Erdőtelek was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics, winning the following medals:1900: silver, bronze 1904: gold 1906: gold, silve…

Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer (died 1956)

1881 145 years ago

Maginel Wright Enright, American illustrator (died 1966)

Maginel Wright Enright Barney was an American children's book illustrator and graphic artist. She was the younger sister of Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, and the mother of Elizabe…

Maginel Wright Enright, American illustrator (died 1966)

1881 145 years ago

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Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gr…

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1881 145 years ago

George Shiels, Irish-Canadian author, poet, and playwright (died 1949)

George Shiels was an Irish dramatist whose plays were a success both in his native Ulster and at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. His most famous plays are The Rugged Path, The Passi…

George Shiels, Irish-Canadian author, poet, and playwright (died 1949)

1881 145 years ago

Ya'akov Cohen, Israeli linguist, poet, and playwright (died 1960)

Ya'akov Cahan or Kahan was an Israeli poet, playwright, translator, writer and Hebrew linguist.

Ya'akov Cohen, Israeli linguist, poet, and playwright (died 1960)