Explore 766 historical events from 1880–1889.
Ernst Bernhard Wilhelm Busch was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II who commanded the 16th Army and Army Group Centre.
Ernst Busch, German field marshal (died 1945)
Ernst Simon Bloch was a German Marxist philosopher. Bloch was influenced by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Karl Marx, as well as by apocalyptic and religious thinkers such as Th…
Ernst Bloch, German philosopher, author, and academic (died 1977)
Hugo Ferdinand Boss was a German businessman who founded the fashion house Hugo Boss. He was an active member of the Nazi Party from 1931, and remained so until Nazi Germany's capi…
Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (died 1948)
King Sisavangvong, known by his courtesy name Sisavangvong, was the last ruler of the Lao Kingdom of Luang Prabang and the founding king of the Kingdom of Laos. Born Prince Khao on…
Sisavang Vong, Laotian king (died 1959)
Jacques Feyder was a Belgian film director, screenwriter and actor who worked principally in France, but also in the US, Britain and Germany. He was a director of silent films duri…
Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1948)
Izaak Walton Killam was a Canadian financier.
Izaak Killam, Canadian financier and philanthropist (died 1955)
Prince Georges Vasili Matchabelli was a Georgian perfumer. A nobleman and diplomat, he emigrated to the United States after the 1921 Soviet invasion of Georgia.
Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman, created Prince Matchabelli perfume (died 1935)
Royal Eugene Castleton was a relief pitcher for the New York Highlanders and Cincinnati Reds. The first native of the state of Utah and the first Mormon to play in the major league…
Roy Castleton, American baseball player (died 1967)
André Maurois was a French author.
André Maurois, French soldier and author (died 1967)
Theda Bara was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles…
Theda Bara, American actress (died 1955)
Terézia Zakoucs was a Hungarian Slovene author.
Terézia Zakoucs, Hungarian-Slovene author (born 1817)
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle was a German physician, pathologist, and anatomist. He is credited with the discovery of the loop of Henle in the kidney. His essay, "On Miasma and Con…
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician, pathologist, and anatomist (born 1809)
Peter William Barlow was an English civil engineer, particularly associated with railways, bridges, the design of tunnels and the development of tunnelling techniques. In 1864 he p…
Peter W
Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo was a French Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician.
Victor Hugo, French novelist, poet, and playwright (born 1802)
Ignace Bourget was a Canadian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876.
Ignace Bourget, Canadian bishop (born 1799)
Matías Ramos Mejía was an Argentine colonel. He joined the 1828 coup of Juan Lavalle against Manuel Dorrego, and the 1839 rebellion of the Freemen of the South. He took part in the…
Matías Ramos Mejía, Argentinian colonel (born 1810)
Wilhelm Camphausen was a German painter who specialised in history painting and military art.
Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter and academic (born 1818)
María Rosalía Rita de Castro, was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely rega…
Rosalía de Castro, Spanish author and poet (born 1837)
Jean-Charles Chapais, was a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation for his participation in the Quebec Conference to determine the form…
Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture (born 1811)
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877, and was the Commanding General of the Union Army, leading it to victory in the American Civ…
Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (born 1822)
Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, was a British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London. Born to an Italian Sephardic Jewish family based in Lond…
Moses Montefiore, British philanthropist, sheriff and banker (born 1784)
María Rosalía Rita de Castro, was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely rega…
Rosalía de Castro, Spanish poet (born 1837)
The Colonial Defence Committee (CDC) was a standing committee of the British Colonial Office between 1885 and 1908. During the second half of the 19th century British Army troops w…
The first meeting of the Colonial Defence Committee, a standing committee of the British Colonial Office, was held to di
The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a 44-story, 604-foot (184 m) Art Deco skyscraper located in the Chicago Loop, standing at the foot of the LaSalle Street "canyon". Built in 1…
The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opened for business