Explore 1132 historical events from 1880–1889.
Aleksandr Stepanovich Grinevsky, better known by his pen name Alexander Green or Grin, was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short stories, mostly set in an unn…
Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author (died 1932)
Guillaume Apollinaire was a Polish-French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist and art critic of Polish, Swiss and Italian descent.
Guillaume Apollinaire, Italian-French author, poet, playwright, and critic (died 1918)
Wilhelmina was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, making her the longest-reigning monarch in Dutch history, as well a…
Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands (died 1962)
José María of Manila was a Criollo Catholic priest and friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was martyred Spain during in the early phase of the Spanish Civil War, and is…
José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (died 1936)
Georgia Blanche Douglas Camp Johnson, better known as Georgia Douglas Johnson, was an American poet and playwright. She was one of the earliest female African-American playwrights,…
Georgia Douglas Johnson, American poet and playwright (died 1966)
Laura Cornelius Kellogg was an Oneida leader, author, orator, activist and visionary. Kellogg, a descendant of distinguished Oneida leaders, was a founder of the Society of Americ…
Laura Cornelius Kellogg, Native American activist (died 1947)
Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on literature, music, prominent politician…
H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (died 1956)
Jesse Louis Lasky was an American pioneer motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer, co-founded Famous Players–Lasky (died 1958)
Metropolitan Benjamin or Veniamin was a bishop of the Russian Church, Orthodox missionary and writer.
Benjamin, Russian bishop and missionary (died 1961)
Charles Archibald Hahn was an American track athlete and is widely regarded as one of the best sprinters of the early 20th century. He is the first athlete to win both the 100 m an…
Archie Hahn, American sprinter, football player, and coach (died 1955)
Clara Ayres was an American nurse who joined the United States Army during the First World War. Ayres and Helen Burnett Wood were the first two women to be killed while serving in …
Clara Ayres, American nurse (died 1917)
Alfred Noyes CBE was an English poet, short-story writer and playwright.
Alfred Noyes, English author, poet, and playwright (died 1958)
Ildebrando Pizzetti was an Italian composer of classical music, as well as a musicologist and a music critic.
Ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, musicologist and critic (died 1968)
Eberhard Anheuser was a German-American soap and candle maker, and the father-in-law of Adolphus Busch, with whom he co-founded the Anheuser-Busch Company.
Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (born 1805)
Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist. He has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country and abroad. He is known especially for his debut novel Madame…
Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (born 1821)
Ziya Pasha, the pseudonym of Abdul Hamid Ziyaeddin, was an Ottoman writer, translator and administrator. He was one of the most important authors during the Tanzimat period of the …
Ziya Pasha, Greek author and translator (born 1826)
Ana Justina Ferreira Néri was a Brazilian nurse, considered the first in her country. She is best known for her volunteer work with the Triple Alliance during the Paraguayan War.
Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (born 1814)
Thomas Wentworth Wills was an Australian sportsman who is credited with being Australia's first cricketer of significance and a founder of Australian rules football. Born in the Br…
Tom Wills, Australian cricketer, co-created Australian rules football (born 1835)
Edward Clark was an America politician, slaveowner, and the eighth governor of Texas. When Governor Sam Houston refused to serve the Confederate States of America following the sta…
Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (born 1815)
Lieutenant-General Theophilus Hunter Holmes was an American soldier who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army and commanded infantry in the Eastern and Trans-Mi…
Theophilus H
John Baker Omohundro, also known as "Texas Jack", was an American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy. Born in rural Virginia, he served the Confederate States of America during the …
Texas Jack Omohundro, American soldier and hunter (born 1846)
Paul Pierre Broca was a French physician, anatomist and anthropologist. He is best known for his research on Broca's area, a region of the frontal lobe that is named after him. Bro…
Paul Broca, French physician and anatomist (born 1824)
Hiram Walden was an American businessman and politician from New York. He was most notable for his service as a United States representative from 1849 to 1851.
Hiram Walden, American general and politician (born 1800)
Ferdinand Karl Franz Schwarzmann, Ritter von Hebra was an Austrian physician and dermatologist known as the founder of the New Vienna School of Dermatology, an important group of p…
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (born 1816)