19 events found for 1882
French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small f
Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin
The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act
The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed
The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo
Nationalist riots break out in Alexandria directed against foreign domination
The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone
War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is…
The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, today known as ExxonMobil, is established officially. The company would later grow…
Start of the second part of the Montceau-les-Mines troubles by the Black Band, groups of anarchist miners.
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.