Explore 1429 historical events from 1880–1889.
Louis Michael Untermeyer was an American poet, anthologist, critic, and editor. He was appointed the fourteenth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1961.
Louis Untermeyer, American poet, anthologist, and critic (died 1977)
Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim was an Austrian-American director, screenwriter, actor and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the …
Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1957)
Sophie Anita Treadwell was an American playwright and journalist of the first half of the 20th century. She is best known for her play Machinal which is often included in drama ant…
Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (died 1970)
Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Home Affairs (1942-1946) and High Commissioner to India (1948-1949).
Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (died 1969)
Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel…
Niels Bohr, Danish physicist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962)
Claud Ashton Jones was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, and a Medal of Honor recipient.
Claud Ashton Jones, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1948)
Walter Arthur Alexander Anderson was a Baltic German ethnologist (folklorist) and numismatist.
Walter Anderson, Belarusian-German ethnologist and academic (died 1962)
Jean Peyrière was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in several popular serial films during his career.
Jean Peyrière, French actor (died 1965)
François Charles Mauriac was a French novelist, dramatist, critic, poet, and journalist, a member of the Académie française, and laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952). H…
François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
Charles Edward Merrill was an American philanthropist, stockbroker, and co-founder, with Edmund C. Lynch, of Merrill Lynch.
Charles E. Merrill, American banker and philanthropist, co-founded Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (died 1956)
Giovanni Martinelli was an Italian operatic spinto tenor. He was associated with the Italian lyric-dramatic repertory, although he performed French operatic roles to great acclaim …
Giovanni Martinelli, Italian tenor and actor (died 1969)
Lawren Stewart Harris LL. D. was a Canadian painter, best known as one of the founding members of the Group of Seven. He played a key role as a catalyst in Canadian art, as a visio…
Lawren Harris, Canadian painter and educator (died 1970)
Alice Jacqueline Perry was one of the first women in Europe to graduate with a degree in engineering.
Alice Perry, Irish engineer and poet (died 1969)
Sam M. Lewis was an American singer and lyricist.
Sam M. Lewis, American singer and lyricist (died 1959)
François Xavier Edmond Marie Lesage was a French horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moret-sur-Loing and died in Gi…
Xavier Lesage, French equestrian (died 1968)
Sigrid Maria Hjertén was a Swedish modernist painter. Hjertén is considered a major figure in Swedish modernism. Periodically she was highly productive and participated in 106 exhi…
Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter (died 1948)
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was an American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a collaborator in Fascist Italy and the Salò Republic during Wo…
Ezra Pound, American poet and critic (died 1972)
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)