Major Events
- Jan 1 Building of Panama Canal begins
- Jan 6 Record snow cover in Seattle - 120 cm
- Jan 9 6' (1.83 metres) 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 in 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 first shipment of frozen Australian mutton
- Feb 4 "Black Donnelly" massacre in Biddulph, Ontario, Canada: Irish immigrants James (63), Johannah (56), John (32), Thomas (25) and Bridget (21) Donnelly murdered at home by members of the Vigilance Committee
- Feb 4 Steele MacKay's play "Hazel Kirke" premieres in New York City
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1880 in Sport
- Jun 12 Worcester Ruby Legs pitcher Lee Richmond throws first perfect game in MLB history in 1-0 win over Cleveland Blues at the Agricultural County Fair Grounds, Worcester
- Sep 6 W. G. Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, v Australia at The Oval
Did You Know?
Australian Bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol
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Articles About 1880
A Salute To The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army began when a Methodist preacher took to the streets of London to help the poor. Today, with 1.5 million members, it operates in 130 countriesJune 16Ben-Hur Turns Author Into a Soldier of Fortune
Lew Wallace always wanted to be a great soldier. He achieved that, but is best remembered as a great writer – the author of Ben-Hur, published on this day.November 12
Famous Weddings in 1880
- Jan 7 Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski (19) weds Polish musician Antonina Korsak, until she dies from complications of childbirth later that year
- Apr 14 Philosopher John Muir (41) weds Louisa Strentzel
- May 6 British novelist Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) (60) weds Scottish banker John Cross (40) at George's, London
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