Historical Events In 1880

Oct 15   Koln cathedral completed, 633 years after it begun in the year 1880.   

Oct 15   K”ln cathedral completed, 633 years after it begun on this day in history.   

Oct 16   In the year 1880 edward Wolff, composer, dies at 64   

Oct 20   Amsterdam Free University opens on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Joe Carr, Ohio, NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39) in the year 1880.   

Oct 23   Una O'Connor, Belfast Ireland, actress (David Copperfield) in the year 1880.   

Oct 27   Theodore Roosevelt marries Alice Hathaway Lee, on his 22nd birthday on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Theodore Roosevelt marries Alice Lee, on his 22nd birthday on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Abram F Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal) in the year 1880.   

Nov 01   Alfred L Wegener, German meteorologist (continental shift) in the year 1880.   

Nov 02   James A Garfield (R) elected President in the year 1880.   

Nov 02   John Foulds, composer in the year 1880.   

Nov 03   Edmond Barrett, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-bronze-1908) in the year 1880.   

Nov 07   On this day in history carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer, dies at 72   

Nov 08   Jacob Edvard Gille, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1880.   

Nov 08   Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, made US debut at NY's Booth Theater in the year 1880.   

Nov 09   Rudolph Karel, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 10   On this day in history aart A van Schelven, Dutch church historian (Willem of Orange)   

Nov 11   Australian Bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol on this day in history.   

Nov 11   Lucretia Mott, US quaker (1st Woman's Rights Convention), dies in the year 1880.   

Nov 12   In the year 1880 mines explosion at Stellerton Nova Scotia in the Foord Pit kills 50   

Nov 14   On this day in history eugene O'Brien, Boulder OH, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm)   

Nov 16   Alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat) [NS=11/28] on this day in history.   

Nov 19   Bernard de Hair, vicar/poet/church historian, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1880 franz Hessel, writer   

Nov 21   In the year 1880 henry Stanley & Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo   

Nov 24   Hanri Reber, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   Southern University established on this day in history.   

Nov 24   On this day in history southern University forms   

Nov 25   On this day in history leonard S Woolf, English author/husband of Virginia Woolf   

Nov 26   Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1880.   

Nov 28   On this day in history alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat) [OS=11/16]   

Dec 02   On this day in history josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65   

Dec 05   Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Neth violinist/conductor on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of edie Martin, London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt)   

Jan 01   Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev) was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 02   In the year 1880 birth of louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer   

Jan 05   Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 06   Tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin) was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 06   Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause) was born in the year 1880.   

Jan 04   On this day in history anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies   

Jan 08   [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Edward Middleton Barry, English architect (b. 1830) died in the year 1880.   

Feb 29   On this day in history death of sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February)   

Mar 02   On this day in history death of sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790)   

Mar 15   In the year 1880 jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51   

Mar 23   Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1880.   

Mar 25   Joseph Rummel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.