What happened in 1881?

Mahdist War

Wars & Conflicts

British colonial war

Majuba Hill

Wars & Conflicts

1881 final battle of the First Boer War

Battle of Schuinshoogte

Wars & Conflicts · Ingogo

1881 battle during the First Boer War

Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos

Wars & Conflicts

1881 battle of the War of the Pacific

Battle of Laing's Nek

Wars & Conflicts

Major battle fought at Laing's Nek during the First Boer War on 28 January 1881

Battle of Miraflores

Wars & Conflicts · Miraflores

1881 battle during the War of the Pacific

Battle of Elandsfontein

Wars & Conflicts · Pretoria

1881 military action during the first Anglo-Boer War

Siege of Marabastad

Wars & Conflicts · Marabastad, Pretoria

1881 siege

Battle of Aba

Wars & Conflicts · Aba Island

1881 First battle of the Mahdist War

Siege of Lydenburg

Wars & Conflicts · Lydenburg

1881 siege

Battle of Slivova

Wars & Conflicts · Prizren

1881 battle fought in Kosovo

Battle of Sángrar

Wars & Conflicts · Junín Department

1881 battle

Battle of Rooihuiskraal

Wars & Conflicts · Centurion

1881 battle

Battle of Carrizo Canyon

Wars & Conflicts · Carrizo Canyon

Battle of Cibecue Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Cibecue

1881 battle during the Apache Wars

occupation of Lima

Wars & Conflicts · Lima

Occupation of Lima by the Chilean Army during the War of the Pacific

Treaty of Saint Petersburg

Politics & Government

1881 treaty between the Russian Empire and the Qing dynasty

Treaty of Bardo

Politics & Government

Treaty between France and Tunisia

Pretoria Convention

Politics & Government

1881 treaty ending the First Boer War

Boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina

Politics & Government · Santiago

Boundary Treaty between Argentina and Chile, signed on 23 July 1881

Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys died

People · Paris

French diplomat (1805-1881)

Thomas Carlyle died

People · London

Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)

George W. De Long died

People · Yakutsk Oblast

American polar explorer (1844–1881)

Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Weyprecht died

People · Michelstadt

Austrian explorer (1838-1881)

Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky died

People · Paris

Russian noble (1809-1881)

Gregory VI died

People · Arnavutköy

Patriarch of Constantinople (1798-1881)

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian composer (1839–1881)

Isaac Israel Hayes died

People · New York City

United States explorer and physician (1832-1881)

Johann Ludwig Krapf died

People · Korntal-Münchingen

German missionary and explorer (1810-1881)

Jim Bridger died

People · Kansas City

American explorer (1804-1881)

Joseph Hirsch Weiss died

People · Eger

Hungarian rabbi (1800–1881)

Alfa Molo died

People · Ndorna

First king of the Fuladu kingdom (1820–1881)

John Gould died

People · London

English ornithologist (1804–1881)

Ambrose Burnside died

People · Bristol

American general and politician (1824–1881)

Eduard Heine died

People · Halle (Saale)

German mathematician (1821–1881)

Nikolai Kibalchich died

People · Saint Petersburg

Ukrainian revolutionary and scientist (1853-1881)

Theobald Boehm died

People · Munich

Bavarian flautist and tinkerer (1794-1881)

Romolo Gessi died

People · Suez

Italian explorer

Gerard Krefft died

People · Sydney

German-Australian zoologist and palaeontologist (1830-1881)

Pellegrino Matteucci died

People · London

Italian explorer

William Gosse died

People · Adelaide

Australian explorer (1842-1881)

Johann Maria Hildebrandt died

People · Antananarivo

German explorer, collector, and scientist who discovered a few new species of animals (1847-1881)

Charles Heaphy died

People · Brisbane

English-born New Zealand explorer, recipient of the Victoria Cross and artist (1820–1881)

Giuseppe Maria Giulietti died

People · Beilul

Italian geographer (1847-1881)

Paul Flatters died

People · Bir el-Garama

French explorer (1832–1881)

Theodor Kleinschmidt died

People · Bismarck Archipelago

German trader, explorer and naturalist (1834–1881)

Adam Render died

People · German Confederation

South African explorer (1822-1881)

Joseph Gale died

People · Washington, D.C.

American pioneer (1807–1881)

Johann Franz Drège died

People · Altona

German botanist (1794-1881)

Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville died

People · Boulogne-Billancourt

French chemist (1818–1881)

Robert Mallet died

People · Clapham

Geophysicist, civil engineer and inventor from Ireland (1810-1881)

Karl Christian Bruhns died

People · Leipzig

German astronomer (1830–1881)

Tanaka Hisashige died

People · Kurume

Japanese engineer (1799–1881)

Kolyu Ficheto died

People · Veliko Tarnovo

Bulgarian architect (1800–1881)

Carl Culmann died

People · Zurich

Civil engineer (1821-1881)

Ercole Dembowski died

People · Albizzate

Italian astronomer (1812-1881)

James Starley died

People · Coventry

British businessman

Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst died

People · Meissen

German botanist and mycologist (1806–1881)

Georg Heinrich Ferdinand Nesselmann died

People · Königsberg

German academic (1811-1881)

Orson Pratt died

People · Salt Lake City

Apostle of the LDS Church (1811–1881)

Friedrich Kasiski died

People · Szczecinek

German cryptographer and archaeologist (1805-1881)

Hewett Watson died

People · Thames Ditton

English botanist (1804–1881)

Humphrey Lloyd died

People · Dublin

Irish physicist and academic administrator (1800–1881)

Rudolf Christian Böttger died

People · Frankfurt

German chemist (1806–1881)

William Radcliffe Birt died

People · Leytonstone

British astronomer (1804–1881)

Max Maria von Weber died

People · Berlin

German civil engineer (1822-1881)

Francesco Selmi died

People · Vignola

Italian chemist and patriot (1817-1881)

Frédéric Kuhlmann died

People · Lille

French professor of chemistry and entrepreneur (1803-1881)

Christoph Gottfried Andreas Giebel died

People · Halle (Saale)

German scientist (1820–1881)

Franz von Uchatius died

People · Vienna

Austrian general (1811–1881)

David Alter died

People · Freeport

American inventor and scientist (1807–1881)

Arshak Ter-Gukasov died

People · Russia

Russian Army commander (1819–1881)

Hoca Tahsin died

People · Istanbul

Albanian astronomer, mathematician, rector and philosopher (1811–1881)

Paolo Gorini died

People · Lodi

Italian geologist (1813-1881)

Ludwig Clamor Marquart died

People · Bonn

German pharmacist (1804–1881)

Karl Peterson died

People · Moscow

Russian mathematician (1828–1881)

Alfred Gautier died

People · Geneva

Swiss astronomer (1793-1881)

Angier March Perkins died

People · Newburyport

American engineer in the United Kingdom

Piotr Sławiński died

People · Kena

Polish astronomer

Augustin-Pierre Dubrunfaut died

People · Paris

French chemist (1797–1881)

Matthias von Schönerer died

People · Vienna

Austrian nobleman (1807–1881)

Karl-Rudolf Powalky died

People · Washington, D.C.

German astronomer (1817-1881)

Gabriel J. Rains died

People · Aiken

Confederate Army general

Joseph Rudolf Lewy died

People · Radebeul

German composer and hornist

Hubert LaRue died

People · Quebec City

Canadian doctor (1833-1881)

Aleksandr Popov died

People · Warsaw

Russian chemist (1840-1881)

Albrecht Tischbein died

People · Rostock

German naval engineer (1803-1881)

Joseph Goldmark died

People · Brooklyn

Hungarian-American physician, chemist

Alexander Kennedy Smith died

People · Melbourne

Australian politician (1824–1881)

Wilhelm Weith died

People · Ajaccio

German-Swiss chemist (1846-1881)

Charles-Louis-Félix Franchot died

People · Ancerville

French inventor (1809–1881)

Ipirvik died

People · Baffin Island

Inuk hunter and explorer

Emmanuel Bertrand-Bocandé died

People · 16th arrondissement of Paris

French explorer

Patrick Leslie died

People · Milsons Point

Early settler in Queensland, Australia (1815-1881)

Charles W. Chipp died

People · Arctic Ocean

American navy officer and arctic explorer

Edward Griffin Beckwith died

People · Clifton

Explorer (1818-1881)

Sidney Lanier died

People · Lynn

American musician and poet (1842–1881)

Jānis Cimze died

People · Walk

Latvian musician (1814–1881)

Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens died

People · Zemst

Belgian musician (1823–1881)

Carl Maria von Bocklet died

People · Vienna

Austrian composer (1801–1881)

Giulio Briccialdi died

People · Florence

Italian musician (1818–1881)

José María Iparraguirre died

People · Ezkio-Itsaso

Spanish musician and writer (1820–1881)

Richard Wüerst died

People · Berlin

German composer (1824–1881)

Yeghia Dndesian died

People · Istanbul

Musician

Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz died

People · Dresden

Polish musician (1805–1881)

Heinrich Conrad Schleinitz died

People · Leipzig

German tenor and jurist (1805-1881)

Aleksandar Bačvanski died

People · Belgrade

Serbian actor (1832-1881)

Sophie Daguin died

People · Stockholm City

French actress and ballet dancer (1801–1881)

Christina Elisabeth da Silva died

People · Arnhem

Dutch actor

Sidney Frances Bateman died

People · London

English actress (1823-1881)

Delphina died

People · Lisbon

Portuguese stage actor

Grantley Berkeley died

People · Gloucestershire

British politician (1800-1881)

Ulrik Torsslow died

People · The Royal Court Parish

Swedish actor (1801-1881)

Pierre-Alfred Ravel died

People · Neuilly-sur-Seine

French actor

Charlotta Almlöf died

People · Stockholm City

Swedish stage actress

Alice Oates died

People · Nashville

American actress and musical theatre pioneer (1849-1881)

John W. Anson died

People · London

British actor (1817-1881)

W. G. Ross died

People · Glasgow

Scottish actor and singer

Franziska Szegöffy died

People · Brandýs nad Labem

Czech actor

Caroline Placide died

People · Long Branch

Actress

Pablo Picasso born

People · Málaga

Born in Málaga. Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973).

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk born

People · Thessaloniki

Born in Thessaloniki. Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938).

Lu Xun born

People · Shaoxing

Born in Shaoxing. Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936).

Stefan Zweig born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian writer (1881–1942).

Juan Ramón Jiménez born

People · Moguer

Born in Moguer. Spanish poet (1881–1958).

Béla Bartók born

People · Sânnicolau Mare

Born in Sânnicolau Mare. Hungarian composer and pianist (1881–1945).

Roger Martin du Gard born

People · Neuilly-sur-Seine

Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. French writer (1881–1958).

Alexander Kerensky born

People · Ulyanovsk

Born in Ulyanovsk. Russian politician, prime minister in 1917 (1881–1970).

Ludwig von Mises born

People · Lviv

Born in Lviv. Austrian-American economist (1881–1973).

Alcide De Gasperi born

People · Pieve Tesino

Born in Pieve Tesino. Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954).

Kliment Voroshilov born

People · Verkhnee

Born in Verkhnee. Soviet marshal and politician.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin born

People · château of Sarcenat

Born in château of Sarcenat. French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist.

Cecil B. DeMille born

People · Ashfield

Born in Ashfield. American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959).

Enver Pasha born

People · Istanbul

Born in Istanbul. Ottoman politician and general (1881–1922).

P. G. Wodehouse born

People · Guildford

Born in Guildford. English author (1881–1975).

Vajiravudh born

People · Grand Palace

Born in Grand Palace. King of Siam from 1910 to 1925.

Alexei Rykov born

People · Saratov

Born in Saratov. Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union (1881-1938).

Hans Kelsen born

People · Prague

Born in Prague. Austrian lawyer (1881–1973).

George Enesco born

People · George Enescu

Born in George Enescu. Romanian composer and violinist (1881–1955).

Walther von Brauchitsch born

People · Berlin

Born in Berlin. German field marshal (1881-1948).

Sveinn Björnsson born

People · Copenhagen

Born in Copenhagen. Icelandic politician, 1st President of Iceland (1881-1952).

Władysław Sikorski born

People · Tuszów Narodowy

Born in Tuszów Narodowy. Polish military and political leader (1881-1943).

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist born

People · Braunfels

Born in Braunfels. German field marshal (1881–1954).

Otto Bauer born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian Social Democrat (1881-1938).

Giovanni Papini born

People · Florence

Born in Florence. Italian writer (1881-1956).

Kim Kyu-sik born

People · Dongnae District

Born in Dongnae District. Korean politician and academic (1881-1950).

Erwin von Witzleben born

People · Wrocław

Born in Wrocław. German field marshal (1881–1944).

Otto Wille Kuusinen born

People · Laukaa

Born in Laukaa. Finnish communist.

Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer born

People · Overschie

Born in Overschie. Dutch mathematician and logician (1881–1966).

Georg von Küchler born

People · Philippsruhe Castle

Born in Philippsruhe Castle. German field marshal (1881–1968).

Maximilian von Weichs born

People · Dessau

Born in Dessau. German field marshal (1881–1954).

Valery Larbaud born

People · Vichy

Born in Vichy. French writer and poet (1881-1957).

Eleanor Farjeon born

People · London

Born in London. English children's writer.

Carlo Carrà born

People · Quargnento

Born in Quargnento. Italian painter (1881-1966).

Adolfo de la Huerta born

People · Heroica Guaymas

Born in Heroica Guaymas. President of Mexico (1881–1955).

Albert Gleizes born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French painter (1881–1953).

Octavian Goga born

People · Rășinari

Born in Rășinari. Romanian poet and politician (1881–1938).

Smedley Butler born

People · West Chester

Born in West Chester. United States Marine Corps general, two time Medal of Honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer (1881-1940).

Nikolaj Velimirović born

People · Lelić

Born in Lelić. Serbian bishop and saint (1880–1956).

Irakli Tsereteli born

People · Gorisa

Born in Gorisa. Georgian politician (1881-1959).

Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson born

People · London

Born in London. British field marshal (1881–1964).

Rauf Orbay born

People · Constantinople

Born in Constantinople. Prime Minister of Turkey (1881–1964).

Sergey Kamenev born

People · Kyiv

Born in Kyiv. Russian military leader.

Mordecai Kaplan born

People · Švenčionys

Born in Švenčionys. Lithuanian American rabbi (1881-1983).

Ber Borochov born

People · Zolotonosha

Born in Zolotonosha. Founder of the Labor Zionist movement (1881-1917).

Grigory Kotovsky born

People · Hîncești

Born in Hîncești. Soviet general (1881-1925).

Artur Phleps born

People · Biertan

Born in Biertan. Austro-Hungarian army officer.

Eulalio Gutiérrez born

People · Ramos Arizpe

Born in Ramos Arizpe. President of Mexico (1881-1939).

Curt Haase born

People · Bad Honnef

Born in Bad Honnef. German general (1881–1943).

Jérôme Carcopino born

People · Verneuil-sur-Avre

Born in Verneuil-sur-Avre. French archaeologist, epigraphist and historian (1881-1970).

Abdülhalik Renda born

People · Ioannina

Born in Ioannina. Turkish statesperson (1881–1957).

Jānis Balodis born

People · Trikāta Parish

Born in Trikāta Parish. Latvian military personnel and politician (1881-1965).

Abram Deborin born

People · Kaunas

Born in Kaunas. Russian philosopher (1881–1963).

Otozō Yamada born

People · Nagano Prefecture

Born in Nagano Prefecture. Japanese general (1881–1965).

Walter Krueger born

People · Złotów

Born in Złotów. United States Army officer (1881-1967).

John Dill born

People · Lurgan

Born in Lurgan. Army officer (1881–1944).

James Cecil Parke born

People · Clones

Born in Clones. Irish tennis player (1881-1946).

Juliusz Rómmel born

People · Hrodna

Born in Hrodna. Polish general (1881–1967).

John XXIII born

People · Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII

Born in Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII. Head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963.

Alexander II of Russia died

People · Winter Palace

Died in Winter Palace. The 12th Emperor of Russia (1855–1881).

Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg died

People · Amalienborg

Died in Amalienborg. Queen consort of Denmark (1796–1881).

Muhammad VIII al-Amin born

People · Carthage

Born in Carthage. Bey of Tunis (1943-1957).

Empress Dowager Ci'an died

People · Forbidden City

Died in Forbidden City. Dowager empress of China (1837-1881).

Moncef Bey born

People · Tunis

Born in Tunis. Bey of Tunis (1942-1943).

Surendra of Nepal died

People · Kathmandu

Died in Kathmandu. King of Nepal (1829–1881).

Rajendra of Nepal died

People · Bhaktapur

Died in Bhaktapur. King of Nepal from 1816 to 1847.

Kōsaku Hamada born

People · Kishiwada

Born in Kishiwada. Japanese archaeologist (1881–1938).

Bijoy Chand Mahtab born

People · Bardhaman

Born in Bardhaman. Maharaja of Bardhaman and writer.

Halil Kut born

People · Istanbul

Born in Istanbul. Turkish general and statesperson (1882–1957).

University of Dundee

Science & Technology · Dundee

Public research university in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Marquette University

Science & Technology

Private university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US

Tokyo University of Science

Science & Technology

University

Observatory of Strasbourg

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory in France

Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy

Science & Technology

Lady Franklin Bay expedition (1881 - 1884)

Science & Technology · Arctic

Polar expedition

University of the Incarnate Word

Science & Technology

Private Catholic university in San Antonio, TX, US

Washburn Observatory

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory in Madison, Wisconsin

Shirayuri University

Science & Technology

Education organization in Tokyo, Japan

Jikei University School of Medicine

Science & Technology

Japanese private medical university

Tokyo Kasei University

Science & Technology

Cointe Observatory

Science & Technology

Observatory in Liège, Belgium

Douglas Mental Health University Institute

Science & Technology

Hospital in Canada

Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín

Science & Technology

Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fort Worth University

Science & Technology

Former college in Fort Worth, Texas

Himeji Dokkyo University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Science & Technology

Public university in Jamshoro, Pakistan

Michael Reese Hospital

Science & Technology

Former hospital in Illinois, United States

Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Science & Technology

Community teaching medical center located in Newton, Massachusetts on Washington Street

Ankara Numune Hospital

Science & Technology

Health care institution in city of Ankara

University of Nottingham

Science & Technology · Nottingham

Public research university in Nottingham, England

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

National top-tier research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan

University of Connecticut

Science & Technology

Public research university in Storrs, Connecticut, United States

The Wharton School

Science & Technology

Business school of the University of Pennsylvania

Meiji University

Science & Technology

Private university in Tokyo, Japan

South Dakota State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Brookings, South Dakota, US

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

Public research university in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Drake University

Science & Technology

Private university in Des Moines, Iowa

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Science & Technology

State public university in Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Italian Naval Academy

Science & Technology

Italian military school

The City of Prague Museum

Science & Technology

Museum in Prague, Czechia

Wojsławice Arboretum

Science & Technology

Park in Niemcza, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Concordia University Wisconsin

Science & Technology

Lutheran university near Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Toba National College of Maritime Technology

Science & Technology

Maritime college in Japan

Gulab Bagh and Zoo

Science & Technology

Udaipur, Rajasthan

Concordia College New York

Science & Technology

Lutheran Liberal Art college in New York, closed in 2021

New Amsterdam Public Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Guyana

Dakota State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Madison, South Dakota

Chinzei Gakuin University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan

Bennett Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island in De Long Islands, Russia

Jeannette Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island in De Long Islands, Russia

DB320

Exploration & Discovery · Deir el-Bahari

Ancient Egyptian tomb

yamatoni

Exploration & Discovery · Japan

Victoria steamboat disaster

Exploration & Discovery

1881 river sinking in London, Ontario, Canada

Marquette

Exploration & Discovery

wooden-hulled, American Great Lakes freighter

Boreas Railroad Station

Exploration & Discovery

former railway station in Colorado, USA

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Hindu temple in Singapore

Garnethill Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems · Garnethill

Synagogue in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic cathedral in Rosario, Argentina

St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough

Religion & Belief Systems

Abbey in Hampshire, England

Cathedral of St. Andrew

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Arkansas, United States

Börneplatzsynagoge

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue, Szombathely

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Szombathely, Hungary

Saint Leo Abbey

Religion & Belief Systems

Bradford Reform Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Synagogue in Będzin

Religion & Belief Systems

Świecie synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Congregation Beth Israel

Religion & Belief Systems

Reform synagogue in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Synagogue in Grabów

Religion & Belief Systems

Santuario della Madonna del Bosco

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic church

Nostra Signora delle Grazie

Religion & Belief Systems

Shrine in Genoa, Italy

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Nizhny Novgorod

Religion & Belief Systems · Nizhny Novgorod Fair

Russian Orthodox cathedral in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Saint Augustin Basilica

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic basilica in Annaba, Algeria, dedicated to Saint Augustine of Hippo

Church of Our Lady of the Spasm, Jerusalem

Religion & Belief Systems

Armenian Catholic Church

American Cathedral in Paris

Religion & Belief Systems · Paris

Cathedral located in Paris, in France

St. Mary's Basilica

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic church in Phoenix, Arizona

St. Mary’s Cathedral, Badulla

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Badulla, Sri Lanka

Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

(Green Bay, Wisconsin)

Šćit

Religion & Belief Systems

Convent in Bosnia

Rautjärvi church

Religion & Belief Systems

Former church building in Rautjärvi, Finland

Jewish cemetery in Mikołajki

Religion & Belief Systems

Jewish cemetery in Poland

Jewish cemetery in Slaný

Religion & Belief Systems

Tolisa franciscan monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Jewish cemetery in Tarnów

Religion & Belief Systems

Jewish cemetery in Tarnów, Poland

Santi Quirico e Giulitta Parish Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Breganzona

Church building in Breganzona in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Grove Road Strict Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in United Kingdom

First Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Chapel of Saint Alexander Nevsky in Yekaterinburg

Religion & Belief Systems · Yekaterinburg Dendrarium on 8 March Street

Orthodox chapel in Yekaterinburg, Russia

Voskresensko-Fyodorovsky monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Sergeyevo, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia

Josef Schroll Mausoleum

Religion & Belief Systems

Wasen Reformed Church (1881)

Religion & Belief Systems · Wasen im Emmental

Church building in Wasen im Emmental in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

The Old Kirk

Religion & Belief Systems · Edinburgh

Former church on Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Isaac of Dalmatia chapel, Vytegra

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox chapel in Vytegra, Russia

Anglican church

Religion & Belief Systems

Former church in Viale Gibb, Alassio, Italy

Grave of Prot

Religion & Belief Systems · Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 72

Sepulchral chapel located in Paris, in France

Grave of Hippolyte Rodrigues

Religion & Belief Systems · Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 7

Sepulchral chapel located in Paris, in France

Halot-Cail family burial chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Brussels Cemetery - Section 4

Burial chapel at Brussels Cemetery

First Methodist Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Canton, Ohio

Rockwell Universalist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Georgia, United States of America

Sacred Heart Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Arizona, United States of America

First Free Will Baptist Church of Pike

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

David's Reformed Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Ohio, United States of America

Manti Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Utah, United States of America

Pilotburg Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Iowa, United States of America

St Joseph Church, Roehampton

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic church in London, United Kingdom

Virgo Potens

Religion & Belief Systems · Piampaludo

Chapel in Sassello, Italy

St. Joseph's Church, Handsworth, Sheffield

Religion & Belief Systems · Handsworth

Church building in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Seiko

Economy & Trade · Ginza

Japanese company that manufactures and sells watches, clocks, electronic devices, semiconductors and optical products

Canadian Pacific Railway

Economy & Trade · Calgary

Class I railroad in Canada and U.S.

Seiko Epson

Economy & Trade · Suwa

Japanese electronics company

Iittala

Economy & Trade · Helsinki

Finnish glass and homewares company

Sabadell Bank

Economy & Trade · Sabadell

Spanish banking group

Oki Electric Industry

Economy & Trade · Toranomon

Company

Slazenger

Economy & Trade · Shirebrook

British business and sports brand

Nippon Paint

Economy & Trade · Kita-ku

Japanese paint company

PVH Corp.

Economy & Trade · New York City

American clothing company

Kanadevia Corporation

Economy & Trade · Osaka

Japanese industrial and engineering corporation

Movado

Economy & Trade · Paramus

Company

Sealy Corporation

Economy & Trade · Trinity

Company

GEA Group

Economy & Trade · Düsseldorf

German company

LGB

Economy & Trade · Nuremberg

Brand in model railroading

Gestetner

Economy & Trade · London

Duplicating machine

Wako

Economy & Trade · Ginza

Japanese high end retailer

Navigazione Generale Italiana

Economy & Trade · Rome

Italian shipping company

Taiheiyo Cement

Economy & Trade · Minato

Company

Société Franco-Belge

Economy & Trade · Paris

French/Belgian engineering firm

Atlantic Transport Line

Economy & Trade · Baltimore

American passenger shipping line based in Baltimore, Maryland

Anaconda Copper

Economy & Trade · Butte

Business

F. Lorée

Economy & Trade · Paris

Musical instrument maker in Paris

Homestead Steel Works

Economy & Trade · Philadelphia

Steel works in Pennsylvania, United States

Postbank N.V.

Economy & Trade · Amsterdam

Company

Vichy Catalan Corporation

Economy & Trade · Barcelona

Brand of mineral water

Union Switch & Signal

Economy & Trade · Pittsburgh

Supplier of railway signaling equipment, systems and services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Compañía Transatlántica Española

Economy & Trade · Barcelona

Spanish passenger line

Van Laack

Economy & Trade · Mönchengladbach

German fashion company

GAMA Toys

Economy & Trade · Nuremberg

Former German toy manufacturer

Sociedad Minera y Metalúrgica de Peñarroya

Economy & Trade · Paris

Former French mining company

Sogenal

Economy & Trade · Strasbourg

Bank

CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd.

Economy & Trade · Tangshan

Rolling stock manufacturer

Breuninger

Economy & Trade · Stuttgart

German retailer

Brauerei Fohrenburg

Economy & Trade · Bludenz

Brewery in Austria

Beales

Economy & Trade · Bournemouth

English department store chain

Girdap

Economy & Trade · Ruse

Privately owned Bulgarian bank

Perstorp AB

Economy & Trade · Malmö

Swedish chemical company

Cooperativa La Cruz Azul

Economy & Trade · Mexico City

Cement brand

Kerr, Stuart and Company

Economy & Trade · Stoke-on-Trent

Defunct British locomotive manufacturer

Filene's

Economy & Trade · Boston

Defunct department store chain in the northeastern United States

J. W. Robinson's

Economy & Trade · Los Angeles

Defunct department store

Hudson's

Economy & Trade · Detroit

Department store chain based in Detroit

Compagnie de l'Ouest algérien

Economy & Trade · Algiers

1881 railway company in Algeria

Library Bureau

Economy & Trade · Boston

1881 business founded by Melvil Dewey

San Diego Gas & Electric

Economy & Trade · San Diego

Energy utility

Boyes

Economy & Trade · Eastfield

Chain of department stores in the United Kingdom

Nippon Railway

Economy & Trade · Tokyo Prefecture

Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd

Economy & Trade · London

Anglo-Australian railway parts manufacturer

Diamond Match Company

Economy & Trade · New York City

Business

Clicquot Club Company

Economy & Trade · Millis-Clicquot

Defunct beverage company from the United States

Taikoo Sugar Refinery

Economy & Trade · Eastern District

Sugar refinery in China

Lanificio F.lli Cerruti dal 1881

Economy & Trade · Biella

Fabric company headquartered in Biella, Italy

Illinois Bell

Economy & Trade · Chicago

Telecommunications utility company in Illinois, USA

Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway

Economy & Trade · Cincinnati

Subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway that operates the Cincinnati Southern Railway from Cincinnati to Chattanooga, Tennessee

May Company California

Economy & Trade · Los Angeles

Defunct California department store that merged with J. W. Robinson's to create Robinsons-May

Paine Webber

Economy & Trade · New York City

American investment bank and stock brokerage firm

New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway

Economy & Trade · Cooperstown

American freight railway

Saut du Tarn

Economy & Trade · France

J. L. Brandeis and Sons

Economy & Trade · Omaha

J. N. Adam & Co.

Economy & Trade · Buffalo

Department store in Buffalo, New York, United States

Jurys Inn

Economy & Trade · Dublin

Former hotel chain in the UK and Ireland, now part of Leonardo Hotels

National Telephone Company

Economy & Trade · United Kingdom

British telephone company, 1881 to 1911

Moran & Cato

Economy & Trade · Australia

Defunct chain of grocery stores in Australia

Smith and Williamson

Economy & Trade · London

United Kingdom financial and professional services firm

DDG Hansa

Economy & Trade · Bremen

Major German shipping company founded in 1881 and went bankrupt in 1980

Organizacion Corona

Economy & Trade · Bogotá

Colombian company

PECO Energy Company

Economy & Trade · Philadelphia

American energy company; subsidiary of Exelon

Edison Ore-Milling Company

Economy & Trade · Sparta

Iron milling operation in Sparta, New Jersey

Bradford White

Economy & Trade · Ambler

American manufacturer of water heaters

F. Duerr & Sons

Economy & Trade · Wythenshawe

British manufacturer of jam, marmalade

Shea Properties

Economy & Trade · Aliso Viejo

American real estate company

Lion Brewery

Economy & Trade · Biyagama

Sri Lankan Brewery Company

W.F. Stewart Company

Economy & Trade · Flint

American carriage builder

International Paint

Economy & Trade · Gateshead

Paint coatings company, now part of Akzo Nobel

Heenan & Froude

Economy & Trade · Worcester

UK engineering company

Limmer Holdings

Economy & Trade · London

UK business

Taltal Railway

Economy & Trade · London

Business

Shea Homes

Economy & Trade · Walnut

Construction company in the United States

1881 Chios earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake on the island of Chios in 1881

1881 Nicobar Islands earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Seismic event

1881 Castle Hill earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics · Castle Hill

Earthquake in New Zealand on 5 December 1881

firefight at the O.K. Corral

Disasters & Pandemics · O.K. Corral

1881 shootout; 3 dead, 3 injured

assassination of James A. Garfield

Disasters & Pandemics · Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station

1881 murder of the 20th President of the United States

assassination of Alexander II of Russia

Disasters & Pandemics · Saint Petersburg

Regicide

Ringtheater fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Vienna

1881 fire in Vienna

Kyiv Pogrom

Disasters & Pandemics · Kyiv

Anti-Jewish pogrom in Kyiv in 1881

Warsaw pogrom

Disasters & Pandemics · Warsaw

Anti-Jewish pogrom

Massacre of Saïda

Disasters & Pandemics · Saida

1881 massacre of Spanish immigrant workers perpetrated by Algerian insurgents

Eyemouth disaster

Disasters & Pandemics · Scotland

Death of 189 seamen off the east coast of Scotland in October 1881 arising out of a severe storm

Great Fire of Kanda

Disasters & Pandemics · Kanda

1881 fire in Tokyo, Japan

Fire in Minsk 1881

Disasters & Pandemics · Minsk

Mapuche uprising of 1881

Social Movements & Revolutions · Araucanía Region

Last major rebellion of the indigenous Mapuches of Araucanía, Chile

Carisbrook

Architecture & Engineering · Dunedin

Former stadium in Dunedin

De Krijtberg

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Irkutsk

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Irkutsk, Russia

Aleksanteri Church

Architecture & Engineering · Pyynikin kirkkopuisto

Church in Tampere, Finland

Saint John the Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering · Aghdara

Armenian Apostolic church in Tartar District, Azerbaijan

St. Stanislaus Kostka Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Chicago, Illinois

Gildeskål Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Gildeskål, Norway

Ålen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Hallaren Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Frøya, Norway

Fresvik Church

Architecture & Engineering · Fresvik

Church in Fresvik, Vik, Norway

Ibestad Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Ibestad, Norway

Kausland Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Øygarden, Norway

Vikedal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vindafjord, Rogaland, Norway

Sandvik Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bergen, Norway

Grimstad Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Grimstad, Agder, Norway

Haltdalen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Newtown Park

Architecture & Engineering · Newtown

Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand

Malexander Church

Architecture & Engineering · Malexander

Church building in Boxholm Municipality, Sweden

Church of the New Jerusalem

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

St. George's Church, Bauska

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bauska, Latvia

St German's Church

Architecture & Engineering · Adamsdown

Church in Cardiff, Wales

Church of All Souls, Bolton

Architecture & Engineering · Bolton

Church in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester

Architecture & Engineering · Chester

Grade II listed church in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

St Stephen's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bournemouth, Dorset, England

Epiphany and St. Mark, Parkdale

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Toronto, Canada

First Baptist Church of Tarrytown

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Tarrytown, United States of America

Sacred Heart Church, Caterham

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Caterham-on-the-Hill, Tandridge, Surrey, England, UK

All Saints Church, Watermillock

Architecture & Engineering · Watermillock

Church in Matterdale, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

Église Saint-Nicolas de Nancy

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France

St. Patrick's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Fall River, United States of America

St John the Evangelist Church, Wallerawang

Architecture & Engineering

Church in New South Wales, Australia

St James' Church, Daisy Hill

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Westhoughton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

St John's Church, Hutton Roof

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Hutton Roof, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK

St. Patrick's Church

Architecture & Engineering · Ballymena

Church building in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Trento Courthouse

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Trento, Italy

St Chad's Church, Hopwas

Architecture & Engineering · Hopwas

Grade II listed church in Wigginton and Hopwas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK

All Saints Church at Monie

Architecture & Engineering · Venton

Church building in Somerset County, Maryland

Church of the Advent

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Limestone, Maine

Fort Conger

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Nunavut, Canada

Fort de Loncin

Architecture & Engineering · Loncin

19th-20th century defence for Liège, Belgium

Khirbet, Yarda

Architecture & Engineering

Archaeological site in the Upper Galilee, Israel

Ryōzen Shrine

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Fort Central

Architecture & Engineering

Palacio de Velázquez

Architecture & Engineering · El Retiro Park

Cultural property in Madrid, Spain

Admiral David G. Farragut

Architecture & Engineering · Farragut Square

Artwork by Vinnie Ream

Lucy the Elephant

Architecture & Engineering

Six-story elephant-shaped building in New Jersey, United States

Obelisco a los Niños Héroes

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Chapultepec, Mexico City.

Alexandra Fountain

Architecture & Engineering

Heritage-listed fountain in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Monument of Alexander II of Russia in Plovdiv

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Vítězslav Hálek Memorial

Architecture & Engineering

Sculpture in Prague, Czech Republic

Synagogue

Architecture & Engineering

Demolished synagogue in Bruchsal, Germany

Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Michigan, United States

Stephen A. Douglas Tomb

Architecture & Engineering

memorial in Chicago, Illinois

Lincoln Historic District

Architecture & Engineering

historic district in Lincoln, New Mexico, United States

Arctic

Architecture & Engineering

tugboat which worked in the Great Lakes

Spotted Tail Gravesite

Architecture & Engineering

gravesite in Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Iowa, United States of America

Middlesex Center Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

Canaan Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in New Hampshire, United States

Chocorua Island Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in New Hampshire, United States

Fukagawa Fudōson

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Tokyo, Japan

Noorderkerk

Sports & Entertainment · Sneek

US Open

Sports & Entertainment · USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Tennis tournament held in New York City

Canadian Open

Sports & Entertainment · Toronto

Canadian tennis tournament

Kingdom of Romania founded

Empires & Countries · Bucharest

Kingdom of Romania was founded, with its capital at Bucharest.

United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia dissolved

Empires & Countries · Bucharest

United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia ceased to exist, having been centered at Bucharest.

French protectorate of Tunisia founded

Empires & Countries · Tunis

French protectorate of Tunisia was founded, with its capital at Tunis.

Beylik of Tunis dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tunis

Beylik of Tunis ceased to exist, having been centered at Tunis.

Romanian Old Kingdom founded

Empires & Countries · Bucharest

Romanian Old Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Bucharest.

Sultanate of Tuggurt dissolved

Empires & Countries · Touggourt

Sultanate of Tuggurt ceased to exist, having been centered at Touggourt.

Sultanate Taranchinsky dissolved

Empires & Countries · Yining

Sultanate Taranchinsky ceased to exist, having been centered at Yining.

Wahidi Azzan dissolved

Empires & Countries · Wahidi Azzan

Wahidi Azzan ceased to exist, having been centered at Wahidi Azzan.