Explore 1429 historical events from 1880–1889.
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 author and poet (born 1837)
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)
Giuseppe Bonavia was a Maltese draughtsman and architect who was mainly active in the second half of the 19th century. Born in Valletta, he was initially a clerk of works with the …
Giuseppe Bonavia, Maltese architect (born 1821)
Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol was a Spanish lawyer, artist, journalist, newspaper publisher and engineer born in Figueres, Catalonia. He was the inventor of the first air-independen…
Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer, designed the Ictineo I and Ictineo II (born 1819)
Friedrich Kiel was a German composer and music educator.
Friedrich Kiel, German composer and educator (born 1821)
John Light Atlee was an American physician and surgeon. He was one of the organizers of the American Medical Association, also serving as its president.
John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (born 1799)
Thomas Clark Durant was an American physician, businessman, and financier who played a central role in the formation of the Union Pacific Railroad. He was vice-president of the Uni…
Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (born 1820)
Lewis Ashurst Majendie was a British Conservative Party politician.
Lewis Majendie, English politician (born 1835)
Charles Shannon West was an American jurist and politician in the state of Texas, serving as a state representative, the Texas Secretary of State, and an Associate Justice of the …
Charles S. West, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (born 1829)
Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler was a German engineer, industrial designer and industrialist. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development. He invented the h…
Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal-combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen (replica pictured).
Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 23,526 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Wyomi…
White miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, attacked Chinese-American immigrants, killing at least 28 Chinese miners and…
The 1885–86 Scottish Cup was the 13th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the eighth time after they beat defe…
The Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord ended 36–0, which is still a world record for an unrigged…
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
Dmitry was a Russian cargo ship that was wrecked at Whitby, England, in 1885. The vessel had been travelling from Antwerp, Belgium, to Newcastle upon Tyne, England, when she sought…
The Russian ship Dmitry ran aground in Whitby, an incident that inspired the arrival of Count Dracula to England in…
Humanum genus is a papal encyclical promulgated on 20 April 1884 by Pope Leo XIII.
Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus, condemning Freemasonry
Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers Plym and Tamar, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Exeter …
The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria
LaMarcus Adna Thompson was an American inventor and businessman most famous for developing a variety of gravity rides and roller coasters.
The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. is an American publishing firm owned by News Corp, and led by CEO Almar Latour. The company publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Mans…
Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
The Naval War College is the staff college and "Home of Thought" for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. The NWC educates and develops leaders…
The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
Ronald Gorell Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, was a British hereditary peer, Liberal politician, poet, author and newspaper editor.
Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, journalist, and politician (died 1963)