What Happened In August 1880 - Historical Events 1880 August

Historical Events for August, 1880

14th » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.

5th » Gertrude Rush, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1962)
5th » Ruth Sawyer, American author and educator (d. 1970)
6th » Hans Moser (actor) named Hans Moser, Austrian actor and singer (d. 1964)
8th » Earle Page, Australian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1961)
10th » Robert L. Thornton, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1964)
12th » Radclyffe Hall, English poet, author, and activist (d. 1943)
12th » Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1925)
17th » Percy Sherwell, South African cricketer (d. 1948)
22nd » Gorch Fock (author) known as Gorch Fock, German author and poet (d. 1916)
22nd » George Herriman, American cartoonist (d. 1944)
23rd » Alexander Grin, Russian author (d. 1932)
24th » Joshua Lionel Cowen, American businessman, co-founded the Lionel Corporation (d. 1965)
26th » Guillaume Apollinaire, Italian-French author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1918)
29th » Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canadian super-centenarian (d. 1998)
31st » Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (d. 1962)

5th » Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816)
15th » Adelaide Neilson, English actress (b. 1848)
17th » Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer (b. 1810)