Notable Historical Events - 1880
1880 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 1 |
Building of Panama Canal, begins |
Jan 6 |
Record snow cover in Seattle - 120 cm |
Jan 9 |
6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days |
Jan 9 |
The Great Gale of 1880 devastates parts of Oregon and Washington with high wind and heavy snow. |
Jan 21 |
1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis, Tennessee |
Jan 27 |
Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp |
Feb 1 |
The first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published. |
Feb 2 |
SS Strathleven arrives in London with 1st Australian frozen mutton |
Feb 4 |
Steele MacKay's "Hazel Kirke," premieres in NYC |
Feb 4 |
The Black donnelly massacre. James (63), Johannah (56), John (32), Thomas (25) and Bridget (21) Donnelly are murdered in their home by members of the Vigilance Committee |
Feb 10 |
Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Arcanum about Christian marriage |
Feb 12 |
US National Croquet League organizes (Phila) |
Feb 13 |
Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards. |
Feb 16 |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers forms (NYC) |
Feb 17 |
Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt |
Feb 29 |
Gotthard railway tunnel between Switzerland & Italy completed |
Mar 4 |
NY Daily Graphic publishes 1st half-tone engraving, by S H Horgan |
Mar 10 |
General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria |
Mar 10 |
Salvation Army of England sets up US welfare & religious activity |
Mar 23 |
Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc) |
Mar 24 |
Tobacco Growers' Mutual Insurance Company incorporates in CT |
Mar 31 |
1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN) |
Apr 18 |
An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100. |
Apr 24 |
Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England |
May 10 |
General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria |
May 18 |
6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37.5 |
May 28 |
8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40.5 |
May 31 |
League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport RI |
Jun 1 |
1st pay telephone installed |
Jun 1 |
US census at 50,155,783 |
Jun 7 |
War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), that ended the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign). |
Jun 10 |
Charlie Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning |
Jun 12 |
John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0 |
Jun 14 |
14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47 |
Jun 16 |
Salvation Army forms in London |
Jun 17 |
John Ward, Providence, pitches perfect game vs Buffalo |
Jun 24 |
First performance of "O Canada," the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. |
Jun 28 |
Ned Kelly the Australian bushranger captured at Glenrowan. |
Jun 29 |
France annexes Otaheite (Tahiti) |
Jul 15 |
4th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John Hartley beats H Lawford (6-2 6-3 6-2 2-6 6-3) |
Jul 16 |
Dr. Emily Stowe becomes the first woman licenced to practice medicine in Canada. |
Jul 19 |
SF Public Library starts lending books |
Jul 21 |
Compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY |
Jul 23 |
1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Jul 27 |
A P Abourne patents a process for refining coconut oil |
Jul 27 |
Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson is wounded, breaks out |
Aug 2 |
British Parliament officially adopts Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) |
Aug 14 |
Construction of Cologne Cathedral, largest Gothic cathedral in Nthn Europe finally completed (began in 1248) |
Sep 6 |
Commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, v Australia at The Oval |
Sep 6 |
W G Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, v Aust The Oval |
Sep 7 |
Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters |
Sep 9 |
President Hayes visits SF |
Sep 10 |
Pierre de Brazza signs treaty with King Makoko of Congo |
Sep 23 |
Jules Ferry forms French government |
Sep 29 |
1st pro baseball game at Polo Grounds, NY Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings |
Sep 30 |
Henry Draper takes that 1st photograph of Orion Nebula |
Oct 1 |
John Philip Sousa becomes new director of US Marine Corps Band |
Oct 4 |
University of California founded in Los Angeles |
Oct 15 |
Koln cathedral completed, 633 years after it begun |
Oct 15 |
Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists. |
Oct 20 |
Amsterdam Free University opens |
Nov 2 |
James A Garfield (R) elected 20th US President |
Nov 8 |
Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, made US debut at NY's Booth Theater |
Nov 11 |
Australian Bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol |
Nov 21 |
Henry Stanley & Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo |
Nov 24 |
Southern University forms |
Dec 8 |
5,000 armed Boers gather in Paardekraal South-Africa |
Dec 16 |
Transvaal region declares itself as the Republic of South Africa |
Dec 20 |
Battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten |
Dec 20 |
NY's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way" |
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