1880 Calendar
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1880 Historical Event(s)
January 9, 1880
– The Great Gale of 1880 devastates parts of Oregon and Washington with high wind and heavy snow.
April 18, 1880
– An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100.
May 11, 1880
– Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California
June 7, 1880
– 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).
June 28, 1880
– The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
June 29, 1880
– France annexes Tahiti.
July 16, 1880
– Emily Stowe becomes the first female physician licensed to practice medicine in Canada.
August 14, 1880
– Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
October 1, 1880
– John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band.
November 11, 1880
– Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
Who Were Born On 1880?
January 17, 1880
– Mack Sennett, Canadian film director (d. 1960)
February 19, 1880
– Alvaro Obregon, Mexican president (d. 1928)
March 3, 1880
– Sir Robert Chapman, British soldier and politician (d. 1963)
April 18, 1880
– Sam Crawford, baseball player (d. 1968)
June 21, 1880
– Arnold Gesell, American psychologist and pediatrician (d. 1961)
July 26, 1880
– Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian statesman (d. 1951)
October 23, 1880
– Una O'Connor, Irish actress (d. 1959)
October 26, 1880
– Andrei Bely, Russian writer (d. 1934)
November 6, 1880
– Robert Musil, Austrian novelist (d. 1942)