Explore 352 historical events from 1880–1889.
Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat, better known by the name Ki Hajar Dewantara since 1922, was a leading Indonesian independence movement activist, writer, columnist, politician, an…
Ki Hajar Dewantara, Indonesian philosopher, academic, and politician (died 1959)
Beulah Bondi was an American character actress; she often played eccentric mothers and later grandmothers and wives, although she was known for numerous other roles. She began her …
Beulah Bondi, American actress (died 1981)
Gottfried Erik Fuchs, also known as Godfrey Fuchs, was a German Olympic footballer. He scored a then-world record 10 goals for the Germany national team in a 16–0 win against Russi…
Gottfried Fuchs, German-Canadian Olympic soccer player (died 1972)
Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman was a senior-ranking American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death in 1967. From 1932 to 1939, Spellman …
Francis Spellman, American cardinal (died 1967)
Herbert Wilfred Taylor was a South African cricketer who played 42 Test matches for his country including 18 as captain of the side. Specifically a batsman, he was an expert on the…
Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1973)
Viktor Puskar VR I/1 was an Estonian military commander (Colonel) during the Estonian War of Independence.
Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (died 1943)
Paul Nash was a British surrealist painter and war artist, as well as a photographer, writer and designer of applied art. Nash was among the most important landscape artists of the…
Paul Nash, British painter (died 1946)
Abelardo Rodríguez Luján, commonly known as Abelardo L. Rodríguez was a Mexican military officer, businessman and politician who served as Substitute President of Mexico from 1932 …
Abelardo L
Otto Heinrich Frank was a German businessman, and the father of Anne Frank. He edited and published the first edition of her diary in 1947 and advised on its later theatrical and c…
Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman and Holocaust survivor; father of diarist Anne Frank (died 1980)
Dorothy Gibson was an American actress, socialite and artist's model, active in the early 20th century. She survived the sinking of the Titanic and starred in the first motion pict…
Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (died 1946)
Alfonso Reyes Ochoa was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times and has been acclaimed as one of the greatest auth…
Alfonso Reyes, Mexican author (died 1959)
Thomas Midgley Jr. was an American mechanical and chemical engineer. He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better k…
Thomas Midgley Jr
Nguyễn Khắc Hiếu (阮克孝), pen name Tản Đà was a Vietnamese poet. His pen name is a combination of Tản from Tản Viên Mountain and Đà from Đà River
Tản Đà, Vietnamese poet and author (died 1939)
Henry Barber Richardson was an American archer. He won two Olympic bronze medals. Richardson was the first archer to win medals at two different editions of the Olympic Games as we…
Henry B
Ernst Niekisch was a German writer and political theorist. Initially a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and of the Old Social Democratic Party of Germany (ASPD), he late…
Ernst Niekisch, German educator and politician (died 1967)
Johann Günther Lütjens was a German admiral whose military service spanned more than 30 years and two world wars. Lütjens is best known for his actions during World War II and his …
Günther Lütjens, German admiral (died 1941)
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the Sikorsky S-2, the second aircraft of hi…
Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (died 1972)
Richard Réti was an Austro-Hungarian and later Czechoslovak chess player, chess author and composer of endgame studies.
Richard Réti, Slovak-Czech chess player and author (died 1929)
Charles Kay Ogden was a British linguist, philosopher, and writer. Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider, he took part in many ventures related to literature, …
Charles Kay Ogden, English linguist and philosopher (died 1957)
Beno Gutenberg was a German-American seismologist who made several important contributions to the science. He was a colleague and mentor of Charles Francis Richter at the Californi…
Beno Gutenberg, German-American seismologist (died 1960)
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)