Explore 352 historical events from 1880–1889.
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…
In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Polic
Ralph Ward Stackpole was an American sculptor, painter, muralist, etcher and art educator, San Francisco's leading artist during the 1920s and 1930s. Stackpole was involved in the …
Ralph Stackpole, American sculptor and painter (died 1973)
Elda Furry, known professionally as Hedda Hopper, was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, more than 35 million people read her co…
Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (died 1966)
Gianni Vella was a Maltese artist. After studying in Rome, he produced many religious works which can be found in many churches in the Maltese Islands, but he also produced some se…
Gianni Vella, Maltese artist (died 1977)
Paltiel Daykan was an Israeli jurist.
Paltiel Daykan, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (died 1969)
Sir Michael Count Gonzi was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Malta from 1944 until 1976. He had been enthroned as Bishop of Malta in December 1943, and was consecrated as the first Arc…
Mikiel Gonzi, Maltese archbishop (died 1984)
Otto Nossan Klemperer was a German conductor and composer, originally based in Germany, and then the United States, Hungary and finally, Great Britain. He began his career as an op…
Otto Klemperer, German composer and conductor (died 1973)
Sophie was Princess of Albania from 7 March to 3 September 1914 as the wife of Prince Wilhelm. In 1906, she married Wilhelm, second son of the Prince of Wied. When her husband beca…
Princess Sophie of Albania, (Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg) (died 1936)
Soemu Toyoda was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II.
Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral (died 1957)
Villem Grünthal-Ridala, born Wilhelm Grünthal was an Estonian poet, translator, linguist and folklorist.
Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (died 1942)
Arturo Rawson was the provisional President of Argentina from June 4, 1943, to June 7, 1943.
Arturo Rawson, Argentinian general and politician, 26th President of Argentina (died 1952)
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)
Giacomo Matteotti was an Italian socialist, anti-fascist politician and an opposition leader, who was the secretary of the Unitary Socialist Party (PSU) from 1922 to 1924. Born in …
Giacomo Matteotti, Italian lawyer and politician (died 1924)
Robert Stanley Richards was an Australian politician. He served as premier of South Australia for two months in 1933, leading the Parliamentary Labor faction of the Australian Labo…
Robert Richards, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of South Australia (died 1967)
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)
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
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
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)
Jaan Anvelt, was an Estonian Bolshevik revolutionary and writer. He served the Russian SFSR, was a leader of the Communist Party of Estonia, the first premier of the Soviet Executi…
Jaan Anvelt, Estonian educator and politician (died 1937)
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was a member of the British royal family, a male-line granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She later married into the Spanish royal family, a…
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (died 1966)