Explore 1429 historical events from 1880–1889.
Toivo Timoteus Kuula was a Finnish composer and conductor of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods, who emerged in the wake of Jean Sibelius, under whom he studied privately f…
Toivo Kuula, Finnish conductor and composer (died 1918)
Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz was a German Generaloberst during World War II. After joining the Imperial German Army in 1901, Blaskowitz served throughout World War I, where he earn…
Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (died 1948)
Hugo Raudsepp was an influential and prolific Estonian playwright and politician. In 1951 he was deported to the Irkutsk region by the Soviet authorities, where he died.
Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian playwright and politician (died 1952)
Denis Barry was an Irish Republican who died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes, shortly after the Irish Civil War.
Denny Barry, Irish Republican, died during the 1923 Irish Hunger Strikes (died 1923)
Charles Sheeler was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography, and the 1921 avant-garde film, Manhatta, which he made in collaboration with Pa…
Charles Sheeler, American photographer and painter (died 1965)
Max Fleischer was an American animator and studio owner. Born in Kraków, in Austrian Poland, Fleischer immigrated to the United States where he became a pioneer in the development …
Max Fleischer, Austrian-American animator and producer (died 1972)
Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, was a senior officer of the British Army. He was Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of th…
Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, French-English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the County of…
Alfredo Casella was an Italian composer, pianist and conductor.
Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1947)
Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez, better known by his pseudonym, Porfirio Barba-Jacob, was a Colombian poet and writer.
Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (died 1942)
Ramón Fonst Segundo was a Cuban fencer who competed in the early 20th century. He was one of the greatest world fencers, individual and by team; he was born and died in Havana. He …
Ramón Fonst, Cuban fencer (died 1959)
Martha Hedman was a Swedish-American stage actress popular on the Broadway stage.
Martha Hedman, Swedish-American actress and playwright (died 1974)
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and dictator who led the Kingdom of Italy as a fascist dictatorship from 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. K…
Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1945)
Constance Georgina Adams, also known as Constance Georgina Tardrew, was a South African housewife and collector of botanical specimens. Known by the nicknames Connie and Daisy, Ada…
Constance Georgina Adams, South African botanist (died 1968)
Scott Nearing was an American radical economist, educator, writer, political activist, pacifist, vegetarian and advocate of simple living. In 1915, he was dismissed from a teaching…
Scott Nearing, American economist and educator (died 1983)
Marion Lorne MacDougal or MacDougall, known professionally as Marion Lorne, was an American actress on stage, film, and television. After a career in theatre in New York and London…
Marion Lorne, American actress (died 1968)
Ernest Everett Just was an American biologist, academic and science writer. Just's primary legacy is his recognition of the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development …
Ernest Everett Just, American biologist and academic (died 1941)
Ivan Meštrović was a Croatian sculptor, architect, and writer. He was the most prominent modern Croatian sculptor and a leading artistic personality in contemporary Zagreb. He stud…
Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect (died 1962)
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV was a United States Army general, the commander of Allied forces in the Philippines, and prisoner of war during World War II.
Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1953)
Theo van Doesburg was a Dutch painter, writer, poet, and architect. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.
Theo van Doesburg, Dutch artist (died 1931)
Ramón Fonst Segundo was a Cuban fencer who competed in the early 20th century. He was one of the greatest world fencers, individual and by team; he was born and died in Havana. He …
Ramón Fonst, Cuban fencer (died 1959)
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer, collaborator, businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post–World War I e…
Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (died 1971)
José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior, OTE, ComA, MPCE, commonly known as Mendes Cabeçadas, was a Portuguese Navy officer, Freemason and republican, having a major role in the preparation o…
José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (died 1965)
Joseph George Didier "Cannonball" Pitre was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Nicknamed "Cannonball," he was renowned for having one of the hardest shots during his playin…
Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1934)
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie Henriette Stephanie Gisela of Austria was the only child of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, and Princess Stéphanie of Belgium. Her father was the son a…
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (died 1963)