Explore 352 historical events from 1880–1889.
The Mussel Slough Tragedy was a shootout over disputed land titles between settlers and the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). It took place on May 11, 1880, on a farm located 5.6 mil…
Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California
Dodge City is a city in and the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 27,788. It was named after nearby Fort Dodg…
In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle
The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-…
Governor of New York David B
Tatu Kolehmainen was a Finnish long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1912, he reached the finals of 10,000 m and marathon races, but failed to …
Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (died 1967)
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 …
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Charles François Frédéric de Montholon-Sémonville was a French senator, diplomat, and French ambassador to the United States from 1864 to 1866.
Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, French general and diplomat, French ambassador to the United
The Land Rush of 1889 was the first land run into the Unassigned Lands of the former western portion of the federal Indian Territory, which had decades earlier since the 1830s been…
At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889
Menelik II', baptised as Sahle Maryam, was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913. A member of the Solomonic dynasty, Menelik expand…
Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea
The Cree are a North American Indigenous people, numbering more than 350,000 in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations macro-communities. There are nume…
Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-W
Mohamed Sherif Pasha GCSI was an Egyptian statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt three times during his career. His first term was between 7 April 1879 and 18 August 1879.…
Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Greek-Egyptian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1826)
Menelik II', baptised as Sahle Maryam, was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913. A member of the Solomonic dynasty, Menelik expand…
Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea
The Eiffel Tower is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 18…
The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. was an English comic actor, filmmaker, film editor and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his s…
Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (died 1977)
The Land Rush of 1889 was the first land run into the Unassigned Lands of the former western portion of the federal Indian Territory, which had decades earlier since the 1830s been…
At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889
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 …
An attack upon a U
The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as the Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on th…
Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of J
Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation. A long conductor used to facilitat…
The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) bet
Jessie Mary Grey Street was an Australian diplomat, suffragette, and a campaigner for Indigenous Australian rights. She was referred to as "Red Jessie" by the Australian media, due…
Jessie Street, Australian activist (died 1970)
Otto Georg Thierack was a German Nazi jurist and politician.
Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (died 1946)
Albert Jean Amateau was a Turkish rabbi, businessman, lawyer, social activist, and denier of the Armenian genocide.
Albert Jean Amateau, Turkish rabbi, lawyer, and activist (died 1996)
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland was a Swedish and Norwegian prince. He was the third and youngest son of King Gustav V of Sweden and Victoria of Baden and was known to be disabled…
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (died 1918)
Marie-Antoinette de Geuser was a French nun. Being in close contact with the Carmelites, her state of health and the events of World War I did not allow her to take her vows.
Marie-Antoinette de Geuser, French mystic (died 1918)
Hermann Anton Joseph "Tonny" Kessler was a Dutch footballer. Kessler, along with brother Dé and cousins Boeli and Dolf, played club football for amateur side HVV Den Haag. Kessler …
Tonny Kessler, Dutch footballer (died 1960)
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany during the Nazi era from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the N…
Adolf Hitler, Austrian-born German politician, Führer of Nazi Germany (died 1945)
Marcel Boussac was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history.
Marcel Boussac, French businessman (died 1980)
Paul Karrer was a Swiss organic chemist best known for his research on vitamins. He and British chemist Norman Haworth won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1937.
Paul Karrer, Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)
Efrem Zimbalist was a Russian and American concert violinist, composer, conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music.
Efrem Zimbalist, Sr
Richard Glücks was a high-ranking German SS functionary during the Nazi era. From November 1939 until the end of World War II, he commanded the Concentration Camps Inspectorate, la…
Richard Glücks, German SS officer (died 1945)
Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman was a Royal Netherlands Navy officer who during World War II commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command nav…
Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (died 1942)
Sir Richard Stafford Cripps was a British Labour Party politician, barrister, and diplomat.
Stafford Cripps, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1952)
Lyubov Sergeyevna Popova was a Russian-Soviet avant-garde artist, painter and designer.
Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and academic (died 1924)
Corinne Anita Loos was an American actress, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 1912, she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood, when D. W. Griffith put her…
Anita Loos, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1981)
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austro-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (died 1951)
António de Oliveira Salazar was a Portuguese statesman, academic, and economist who served as President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. Having come to po…
António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1970)