Explore 352 historical events from 1880–1889.
Laurent Barré was a Quebec author, politician and Cabinet Minister for 16 years.
Laurent Barré, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1964)
Charles François Frédéric de Montholon-Sémonville was a French senator, diplomat, and French ambassador to the United States from 1864 to 1866.
Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, French general and diplomat, French ambassador to the United
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Largely unpublished and unknown during her lifetime, her work is now widely regarded as canonical. The Poetry Foundation describes h…
Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (born 1830)
John Deere was an American blacksmith, businessman, inventor and politician. He founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction-equipment manu…
John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (born 1804)
Randolph Silliman Bourne was a progressive writer and intellectual born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and a graduate of Columbia University. He is considered to be a spokesman for the…
Randolph Bourne, American theorist and author (died 1918)
Leopold von Ranke was a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history. He was able to implement the seminar teaching method in his classroom and focused on archival…
Leopold von Ranke, German historian and academic (born 1795)
The labour movement is the collective organisation of working people to further their shared political and economic interests. It consists of the trade union or labour union moveme…
During a labor rally in Chicago, a bomb explosion and gunfire led to the deaths of eight police officers and four member
The wedding of President Grover Cleveland, who was 49 years old, and his bride Frances Folsom, who was 21 years old, took place on June 2, 1886, in the Blue Room of the White House…
The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom took place in the White House, in the only time that a U
The wedding of President Grover Cleveland, who was 49 years old, and his bride Frances Folsom, who was 21 years old, took place on June 2, 1886, in the Blue Room of the White House…
The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom (wedding depicted) took place in the White House, in the only time th
Leó Weiner was one of the leading Hungarian music educators of the first half of the twentieth century, and a composer.
Leó Weiner, Hungarian composer and educator (died 1960)
Karl Tarvas was an Estonian architect. Karl Tarvas graduated as an architect from Riga Polytechnic Institute in 1915.
Karl Tarvas, Estonian architect (died 1975)
Tatu Kolehmainen was a Finnish long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1912, he reached the finals of 10,000 m and marathon races, but failed to …
Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (died 1967)
Thomas Francis Cronan was an American athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump.
Thomas Cronan, American triple jumper (died 1962)
Cornelius Edward "Con" Walsh was an Irish Canadian athlete who represented Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Carriganimma. He won a bronze medal in the hammer thro…
Con Walsh, Irish-Canadian hammer thrower and footballer (died 1961)
A sharpshooter is one who is highly proficient at firing firearms or other projectile weapons accurately. Military units composed of sharpshooters were important factors in 19th-ce…
American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-…
Governor of New York David B
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 opens for business
The Cree are a North American Indigenous people, numbering more than 350,000 in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations macro-communities. There are nume…
Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-W
The North-West Rebellion was an armed rebellion of Métis under Louis Riel and an associated uprising of Cree and Assiniboine mostly in the District of Saskatchewan, against the Can…
North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an e
Egon Erwin Kisch was an Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak writer and journalist, who wrote in German. He styled himself Der Rasende Reporter for his countless travels to the far co…
Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (died 1948)
Clément Pansaers was the main proponent of the Dada movement in Belgium.
Clément Pansaers, Belgian poet (died 1922)
Kingsley Ogilvie Fairbridge was the founder of a child emigration scheme from Britain to its colonies as well as the Fairbridge Schools.
Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician (died 1924)
George Francis "Gabby" Hayes was an American actor. He began as something of a leading man and a character player, but he was best known for his numerous appearances in B-Western f…
George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor (died 1969)
Thomas Bertram Costain was a Canadian-American journalist who became a best-selling author of historical novels at the age of 57.
Thomas B