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Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative 1879 state leaders - Events of 1880 - 1881 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - # Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses, Governor-General of Angola ( 1878 - 1880) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter DC) such as 2004. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter FE) such as 2008. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1880
January - March
- February 2 - The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor A street light, lamppost, street lamp, light standard or lamp standard, is a raised source of Light on the edge of a Road Wabash is a city in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States.
April - June
- April 18 - William Ewart Gladstone defeats Benjamin Disraeli in the United Kingdom general election to become Prime Minister for the second time. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Benjamin Disraeli 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804 &ndash 19 April 1881 was Results |} Total votes cast 3359416 Voting summary Seats summary The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom [1]
- May 13 - In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Edison Township (usually known as Edison) is a township in Middlesex County New Jersey, United States. Railway electrification supplies electrical energy to railway Locomotives and Multiple units so they can operate without having a Reciprocating
- June 29 - France annexes Tahiti. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Tahiti is the largest Island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the Archipelago of Society Islands in the
October - December
- October - The "Blizzard of 1880" begins in North America. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic A blizzard is a severe Winter storm condition characterized by low Temperatures strong Winds and heavy blowing Snow Blizzards are formed when
- October 6 - The University of Southern California opens its doors to 53 students and 10 faculty. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly
- October 15 - Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Victorio ( Bidu-ya, Beduiat; c 1825 &ndash October 14 1880) was a warrior and chief of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apaches
- October 28 - The first stone is laid for the Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine The Clarkson Memorial, located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, is a memorial to Thomas Clarkson (1760 &ndash 1846 a central figure in Wisbech ('wɪzbiʧ is a market town and inland port with a population of about 20000 in the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire.
- November - James Garfield defeats Winfield S. Hancock in the U.S. presidential election. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween James Abram Garfield (November 19 1831 September 19 1881 was the twentieth President of the United States. Winfield Scott Hancock ( February 14 1824 &ndash February 9 1886) was a career U The United States presidential election of 1880 was largely seen as a referendum on the Republicans' relaxation of Reconstruction efforts in the southern states
- November 4 - The first cash register is patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani A cash register is a mechanical or electronic device for calculating and recording sales transactions and an attached Cash drawer for storing Currency. James Ritty ( October 29, 1836 &ndash 29 March, 1918) saloonkeeper and Inventor, invented the Cash register. Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County.
- November 11 - Australian bushranger and bank robber Ned Kelly is hanged in Melbourne. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Edward "Ned" Kelly (3 June 1855 &ndash 11 November 1880 was an Australian Bushranger, and to some a Folk hero for his defiance of the colonial Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
- November 22 - Vaudeville actress Lillian Russell makes her debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre in New York City. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Lillian Russell ( December 4[[ 860]] &ndash June 6 1922) was an American actress and Singer. For Tony Pastor the saxophonist and bandleader see Tony Pastor (bandleader. The City of New York
- December 20 - Action at Bronkhorstspruit, the first major action of the First Boer War. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. The Action at Bronkhorstspruit was one of the first serious clashes of the First Boer War. See also Second Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The First Boer War ( Dutch: Eerste Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans:
- December 30 - The Transvaal becomes a republic and Paul Kruger becomes its first president. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St For the Russian theme park see Transvaal Park. The Transvaal (Afrikaans lit Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger ( October 10, 1825 &ndash July 14, 1904) better known as Paul Kruger and fondly known as Oom
Undated
- Discovery of piezoelectricity by Pierre Curie and Jacques Curie. Piezoelectricity is the ability of some materials (notably Crystals and certain Ceramics including bone to generate an Electric potential in response to Pierre Curie (15 May 1859 &ndash 19 April 1906 was a French physicist, a pioneer in Crystallography, Magnetism, Piezoelectricity Paul-Jacques Curie ( October 29, 1856 &ndash 1941 was a French Physicist and professor at the University of Montpellier.
- Completion of Cologne cathedral. Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom officially de Hohe Domkirche St
- Founding of Science by Thomas Edison. Science is the Academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world's most prestigious Scientific
- Cocaine isolated. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant
- Capuchin catacombs of Palermo are officially closed (there will be some burials afterwards). The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (also Catacombe dei Cappuccini or Catacombs of the Capuchins are burial Catacombs in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy
- Department of Scientific Temperance Instruction of the Women's Christian Temperance Union established. The Department of Scientific Temperance Instruction the educational arm of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU was an important part of the Temperance movement
Ongoing
- Aceh War (1873-1904)
- War of the Pacific (1879-1884)
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1880 MDCCCLXXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2633 |
| Armenian calendar | 1329 ԹՎ ՌՅԻԹ |
| Bahá'í calendar | 36 – 37 |
| Berber calendar | 2830 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2424 |
| Burmese calendar | 1242 |
| Chinese calendar | 4516/4576-11-20 (己卯年十一月二十日) — to — 4517/4577-12-1(庚辰年十二月初一日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1596 – 1597 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1872 – 1873 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5640 – 5641 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1935 – 1936 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1802 – 1803 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4981 – 4982 |
| Holocene calendar | 11880 |
| Iranian calendar | 1258 – 1259 |
| Islamic calendar | 1297 – 1298 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiji 13 (明治13年) |
| Korean calendar | 4213 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2423 |
January - June
- January 6 - Tom Mix, American actor (d. See also Sultanate of Aceh Aceh (ʔaˈtɕɛh generally anglicized as ˈɑːtʃeɪ is a special territory ( daerah istimewa) of Indonesia The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to its original cause was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 &ndash October 12, 1940) was an American film Actor 1940)
- January 17 - Mack Sennett, Canadian director and producer (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Mack Sennett ( January 17, 1880 &ndash November 5, 1960) was an Academy Award -winning director and was known as the innovator 1960)
- January 26 - Douglas MacArthur, American general (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. 1964)
- January 28 - Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Herbert ("Bert" Strudwick (born January 28 1880, Mitcham, Surrey, England; died February 14 1970 1970)
- January 29 - W.C. Fields, American actor (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. W C Fields ( January 29, 1880 &ndash December 25, 1946) was an American Juggler, Comedian, and Actor 1946)
- February 5 - Gabriel Voisin, French aviation pioneer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Gabriel Voisin ( February 5, 1880 &ndash December 25, 1973) was a French aviation pioneer 1973)
- February 8 - Franz Marc, German artist (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Franz Marc ( February 8, 1880 &ndash March 4, 1916) was one of the principal painters and printmakers of the German 1916)
- February 12
- George Preca, 1st Maltese Saint (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Saint George Preca (in Maltese: San Ġorġ Preca) ( 12 February 1880 - 26 July 1962) was a Maltese 1962)
- John L. Lewis, American labor union leader (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Llewellyn Lewis ( February 12, 1880 &ndash June 11, 1969) was an American leader of organized labor who served as president of 1969)
- February 21 - Waldemar Bonsels, German writer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Waldemar Bonsels ( 21 February, 1880 in Ahrensburg &ndash 31 July, 1952 in Ambach) was a German writer of children's 1952)
- February 22 - Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Frigyes Riesz ( January 22, 1880 &ndash February 28, 1956) was a Mathematician who was born in Győr, Hungary 1956)
- March 1 - Giles Lytton Strachey, British writer and biographer (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Giles Lytton Strachey (ˈdʒaɪlz ˈlɪtən ˈstreɪtʃɪ 1 March 1880 &ndash 21 January 1932 was a British writer and critic 1932)
- March 4 - Channing Pollock (writer), American playwright and critic (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Channing Pollock ( March 4, 1880 - August 17, 1946) was an American playwright critic and writer of film scenarios 1946)
- March 10 - Bronco Billy Anderson, American actor (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Broncho Billy Anderson ( March 21, 1880 – January 20, 1971) was an American actor writer director and producer who is best 1971)
- March 11 - Harry H. Laughlin, American eugenicist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Harry Hamilton Laughlin ( March 11, 1880 – January 26, 1943) was a leading American The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Eugenics is a social Philosophy which advocates the improvement of Human Hereditary traits through various forms of intervention 1943)
- March 22 - Kuniaki Koiso, Prime Minister of Japan (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Governor-General of Korea and 41st Prime Minister of Japan from 22 July 1944 to 7 April The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1950)
- March 23 - Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish Minister of Interior (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Heikki Ritavuori, originally Rydman ( 23 March 1880 in Turku – 14 February 1922 in Helsinki) was a Finnish 1922)
- March 30 - Sean O'Casey, Irish writer (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Seán O'Casey ( Irish Seán Ó Cathasaigh (30 March 1880 &ndash 18 September 1964 was a major Irish dramatist and Memoirist A committed irish 1964)
- April 13 - Charles Christie, Canadian-born film studio owner (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Charles H V Christie ( April 13, 1880 &ndash October 1, 1955) was a motion picture studio owner 1955)
- April 15 - Max Wertheimer, Father of Gestalt Theory (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Max Wertheimer (April 15 1880 – October 12 1943 was a Czech -born Jewish teacher who was one of the three founders of Gestalt psychology, 1943)
- April 18 - Sam Crawford, Baseball Hall of Famer (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Samuel Earl Crawford ( April 18 1880 &ndash June 15 1968) nicknamed " Wahoo Sam " was a Major League Baseball 1968)
- May 6 - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner ( May 6, 1880 &ndash June 15, 1938) was a German expressionist painter and Printmaker 1938)
- May 14 - B.C. Forbes, Scottish-born financial publisher (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Bertie Charles Forbes ( May 14, 1880 &ndash May 6, 1954) was a Scottish financial journalist and author who founded Forbes Magazine 1954)
- May 21 - Tudor Arghezi, Romanian writer (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Tudor Arghezi (pronunciation in Romanian: /'tudor ar'gezi/ May 21, 1880 &mdash July 14, 1967) was a major Romanian writer 1967)
- May 25
- Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Jean Alexandre Barré ( May 25, 1880 – April 26, 1967) French Neurologist, worked in 1916 on the identification of the 1967)
- Alf Common, English footballer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Alf Common ( May 25, 1880 in Millfield, Tyne and Wear – April 3, 1946) was an English footballer who played 1946)
- May 29 - Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler (29 May 1880 Blankenburg am Harz &ndash 8 May 1936 Munich) was a German Historian and Philosopher whose 1936)
- June 3 - Didier Bonvitesse, Belgian painter and sculptor (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Didier Claude Bonvitesse ( June 3, 1880 - February 14, 1945) was a painter and sculptor born in Dresden to French parents 1945)
- June 6 - W. T. Cosgrave, Irish politician (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year William Thomas Cosgrave (Liam Tomás Mac Cosgair 6 June 1880 &ndash 16 November 1965 known generally as W 1965)
- June 17 - Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Carl Van Vechten ( June 17, 1880 &ndash December 21, 1964) was an American Writer and Photographer who was a 1964)
- June 21 - Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, British civil servant, industrialist and economist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Josiah Charles Stamp 1st Baron Stamp, Bt, GCB, GBE, FBA, ( June 21 1880 - April 16 1941) was a 1941)
- June 27 - Helen Keller, American spokeswoman for the deaf and blind (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Helen Adams Keller (June 27 1880 – June 1 1968 was an American Author, Activist and lecturer 1968)
July - December
- July 5 - Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Jan Kubelík ( July 5, 1880 &ndash December 5, 1940) was a Czech Violinist and Composer. 1940)
- July 21 - Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak General, politician, and astronomer (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Milan Rastislav Štefánik ( born July 21 1880 in Košariská - died May 4 1919 in Ivanka pri Dunaji was a Slovak Politician, Diplomat 1919). Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
- July 24
- Ernest Bloch, Swiss-born composer (d. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Ernest Bloch (July 24 1880 &ndash July 15 1959 was a Swiss -born American Composer. 1959)
- Kristian Hellström, Swedish athlete (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kristian Hellström ( July 24, 1880 – June 14, 1946) was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metres 1946)
- August 6 - Hans Moser, Austrian actor (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Hans Moser as a waiter in a 1964)
- August 8 - Earle Page, eleventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, GCMG, CH (8 August 1880 &ndash 20 December 1961 Australian politician was the eleventh Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1961)
- August 10 - Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and mayor of Dallas, Texas (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Robert Lee Thornton Sr (often just R L Thornton) (10 August 1880 &ndash 15 February 1964 was a Dallas, Texas ( USA) businessman 1964)
- August 22 - George Herriman, American cartoonist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. George Joseph Herriman ( August 22, 1880 &ndash April 25, 1944) was an American Cartoonist, best known for his comic strip 1944)
- August 26 - Guillaume Apollinaire, French poet (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Guillaume Apollinaire (in French ɡijom apɔliˈnɛʁ ( August 26, 1880 &ndash November 9, 1918) was a French Poet 1918)
- August 29 - Marie-Louise Meilleur, verified as longest-lived Canadian ever (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Marie-Louise Fébronie Chassé Meilleur ( August 29, 1880 &ndash April 16, 1998) was a French Canadian Supercentenarian 1998)
- August 30 - Nikolai Astrup, Norwegian painter (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Nikolai Astrup ( August 30, 1880 – January 21, 1928) was a Norwegian painter. 1928)
- August 31 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie 31 August 1880 &ndash 28 November 1962) was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the 1962)
- September 12 - H. L. Mencken, American journalist (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the 1956)
- September 14
- Metropolitan Benjamin (Fedchenkov), Orthodox missionary and writer, Exarch of Russian Church in North America (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Metropolitan Benjamin or Veniamin ( September 14 1880, Selo Vazhki (Ilyinka Tambov Governorate — October 4, The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to The Eastern Orthodox Church: the Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. This article is about Byzantine governors and ecclesiastical ranks See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure 1961)
- Archie Hahn, American athlete (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Archibald "Archie" Hahn ( September 14, 1880 &ndash January 21, 1955) was a German-American athlete, 1955)
- September 16 - Alfred Noyes, English poet (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Alfred Noyes ( September 16, 1880 &ndash June 28, 1958) was an English poet best known for his ballads The Highwayman 1958)
- September 22 - Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragette (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst LLB, DBE ( September 22, 1880 &ndash February 13, 1958) was a Suffragette 1958)
- September 23 - John Boyd Orr, Scottish physician and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English John Boyd Orr 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, CH, DSO, MC, FRS ( September 23 1880 &ndash June 25 1971 The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1971)
- September 24 - Sarah Knauss, verified as longest-lived American ever (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Sarah DeRemer Clark Knauss ( September 24, 1880 – December 30, 1999) was an American Supercentenarian considered 1999)
- October 23 - Una O'Connor, Irish actress (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Una O'Connor ( 23 October, 1880 &ndash 4 February, 1959) was an Irish actress who worked 1959)
- November 1
- Grantland Rice, American sportswriter (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Grantland Rice ( November 1, 1880 &ndash July 13, 1954) was an early 20th century American sports-writer. 1954)
- Alfred Wegener, German scientist and meteoroligist (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Alfred Lothar Wegener ( November 1, 1880 – November 2 or 3 1930 was a German Scientist and Meteorologist. 1930)
- November 2 - John Foulds, British classical music composer (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> John Herbert Foulds ( November 2 1880 &ndash April 25 1939)
- November 5 - Richard Oswald, Austrian film director (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Richard Oswald ( November 5, 1880 - September 11, 1963) was an Austrian director, producer, and 1963)
- November 6 - Robert Musil, Austrian novelist (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Robert Musil born Robert Edler von Musil ( November 6, 1880, Klagenfurt, Austria &ndash 1942)
- November 10 - Jacob Epstein, American-born sculptor (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Sir Jacob Epstein ( 10 November 1880 – 19 August 1959) was an American-born sculptor who worked chiefly in the UK where 1959)
- November 25 - Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's novelist (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley ( 25 November, 1880 1960)
- December 1 - Joseph Trumpeldor, Russian Zionist (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Joseph Trumpeldor (b December 1, 1880, d March 1 1920, יוסף טרומפלדור Иосиф Трумпельдор was an early 1920)
- December 4 - Garfield Wood, American motorboat racer (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. 1971)
- December 10 - Jessie Aspinall, Australian doctor, first female junior medical resident at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Jessie Strahorn Aspinall ( 10 December, 1880 to 25 August, 1953) was the first female junior medical resident at the Royal Prince Alfred The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (abbreviated RPAH or RPA, and sometimes shortened to PA Hospital) is a major public Teaching hospital 1953)
- December 11 - Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Frank Tarrant (in full Francis Alfred Tarrant ( Melbourne, Australia, December 11, 1880 &ndash January 29, 1951 1951)
- December 24 - Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist and children's book author (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Johnny Gruelle ( December 24, 1880 - January 8, 1938) was an artist political cartoonist and writer of children's books 1938)
- December 31 - George Marshall, United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. George Catlett Marshall Jr (December 31 1880 &ndash October 16 1959 was an American military leader Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1959)
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- William J. Simmons, Founder of the second Ku Klux Klan (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Joseph Simmons ( May 6, 1880 in Harpersville, Alabama – May 18, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are 1945)
- Reginald Farrer, English botanist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Reginald John Farrer (1880 – October 17 1920) was a traveller and plant collector 1920)
- Li Shutong, Chinese artist and art teacher (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Li Shutong (Chinese 李叔同 (1880-1942 was a Chinese artist and art teacher 1942)
Deaths
January - June
- January 4
- Anselm Feuerbach, German painter (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Anselm Feuerbach ( September 12, 1829 &mdash January 4, 1880) was a German painter 1829)
- Marthe Camille Bachasson, Count of Montalivet, French statesman (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Marthe Camille Bachasson 3rd Count of Montalivet ( Valence, April 24, 1801 - Saint-Bouize, January 4, 1880) was a 1801)
- January 8 - Joshua A. Norton, self-anointed Emperor Norton I of the United States of America (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Joshua Abraham Norton ( c 1819 &ndash January 8 1880 the self-proclaimed His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, was a celebrated citizen of San 1811)
- January 14 - Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Duke Frederick VIII (Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg; July 6, 1829 - January 14, 1880) claimed to 1829)
- January 12 - Ida, Countess von Hahn-Hahn, author (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Ida Gräfin von Hahn-Hahn (en Countess Ida von Hahn-Hahn) ( June 22, 1805 - January 12, 1880) was a German Author 1805)
- January 20 - Captain Moonlite, Australian bushranger (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Andrew George Scott (baptised 6 March 1842 – 30 March 1880) Aka Captain Moonlight or Captain Moonlite, was an 1842) (hanged)
- January 31 - Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac, French politician (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Bernard Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac ( August 12, 1806 &mdash January 31, 1880) was a French journalist and politician 1806)
- April 23 - Raden Saleh, Indonesian painter (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman ( 1807 - April 23, 1880) is one of the best known painters from Indonesia. 1807)
- March 14 - Pagan Min, King of Ava (b. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Pagan Min (born June 21 1811 Amarapura, Kingdom of Ava, died March 14 1880 Ava was king of Ava (1846-53 in today's Myanmar and formerly Burma 1811)
- March 31 - Henryk Wieniawski, Polish composer (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Henryk Wieniawski ( July 10, 1835 Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - March 31, 1880 Moscow) 1835)
- May 4 - Edward Clark, Confederate Governor of Texas (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Edward Clark (April 1 1815 May 4 1880 was the 8th Governor of Texas. 1815)
- May 8 - Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Gustave Flaubert (gystaːv flobɛːʁ in French ( December 12, 1821 &ndash May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among 1821)
- May 20 - Károly Alexy, Hungarian sculptor (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Károly Alexy ( February 8 1823 - May 20 1880) was a Hungarian Sculptor. 1816)
- June 8 - Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse), Empress Consort of Czar Alexander II of Russia (b. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Marie of Hesse and by Rhine ( 8 August, 1824 - 8 June, 1880) was a princess of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and as Maria Alexandrovna Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Alexander (Aleksandr II Nikolaevich (Александр II Николаевич ( Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St 1824)
- June 28 - Texas Jack Omohundro, American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. John Baker Omohundro ( July 26, 1846 &ndash June 28, 1880) also known as "Texas Jack" was a frontier scout, actor and 1846)
July - December
- July 7 - Lydia Maria Child, American novelist and abolitionist (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Lydia Maria Child ( February 11 1802 &ndash July 7 1880) was an American Abolitionist, Women's rights activist 1802)
- July 17 - Tomasz Chołodecki, Polish political activist (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians November Uprising Tomasz Chołodecki was the son of Kajetan Dominik Chołodecki the leaseholder of Bednarów in what is present day Ukraine 1813)
- July 21 - Hiram Walden, American politician (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Hiram Walden ( August 21[[ 800]] - July 21[[ 880]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1800)
- August 15 - Adelaide Neilson, English actress (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Lilian Adelaide Neilson ( 3 March 1848 - 15 August 1880) born Elizabeth Ann Brown, was an English stage actress 1848)
- August 17 - Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Ole Borneman Bull ( February 5, 1810 &ndash August 17, 1880) was a Norwegian Violinist, often called Norway's first 1810)
- August 24 - Chief Ouray, Native American leader (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Chief Ouray (c 1833&ndash August 24, 1880) was a Native American leader of the Uncompahgre band of the Ute tribe of modern-day Utah c. 1833)
- October - Victorio, Apache chief
- October 4 - Jacques Offenbach, German-born composer (b. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Victorio ( Bidu-ya, Beduiat; c 1825 &ndash October 14 1880) was a warrior and chief of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apaches Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Jacques Offenbach (born Jacob Offenbach 20 June 1819 in Cologne &ndash 5 October 1880 in Paris) was a German 1819)
- November 11 - Ned Kelly, Australian bush ranger (hanged) (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Edward "Ned" Kelly (3 June 1855 &ndash 11 November 1880 was an Australian Bushranger, and to some a Folk hero for his defiance of the colonial c. 1855)
- November 28 - Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, (Portuguese) Archbishop of Goa (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos (1837-1880 was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa. The Portuguese people (os Portugueses literally the Portuguese) are the Ethnic group or Nation native to the country of Portugal, in the west In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Goa ( Konkani: गोंय /ɡɔ̃j/ is India 's smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population. 1837)
- December 22 - George Eliot, English writer (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Mary Ann (Marian Evans ( 22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880) better known by her Pen name George Eliot, was an 1819)
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