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| + | |image_caption=The Russian [[Okhrana]] is founded. The Tsarist secret police, notorious for its use of [[agents provocateurs]], killed maybe 26,000 people extra-judicially in its 37 years existence. | ||
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| + | By '''1880''', the UK was sending over 6,500 tons of [[opium]] every year to [[China]].<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/politics-profit-poppies-how-cia-turned-afghanistan-failed-narco-state</ref> | ||
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| + | * [[February]] – The journal ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'' is first published in the United States, with financial backing from [[Thomas Edison]]. | ||
| + | * [[February 2]] - The first successful shipment of frozen [[mutton]] from Australia arrives in London, aboard the SS ''Strathleven''. | ||
| + | * [[April 18]] – [[1880 United Kingdom general election]]: [[William Ewart Gladstone]] defeats [[Benjamin Disraeli]], to become [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] for the second time.<ref>http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/PrimeMinisters.htm</ref> | ||
| + | * [[April 19]] – The [[Prime Minister of Sweden]], [[Louis De Geer]], resigns over the defeat of a defense reform bill in the country's [[Riksdag]]; he is succeeded by Count [[Arvid Posse]] (1880–1883). | ||
| + | * [[June 29]] – France annexes [[Tahiti]]. | ||
| + | * [[July 22]] – [[Abdur Rahman Khan]] becomes [[Emir of Afghanistan]]. | ||
| + | * [[July 27]] – [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] – [[Battle of Maiwand]]: Afghan troops under Ayub Khan defeat British and Indian forces, under Brigadier General George Burrows. | ||
| + | * [[October 1]] – [[German]] company ''[[Munich Re]]'' is founded in [[Munich]]. | ||
| + | * [[November 2]] – [[U.S. presidential election, 1880]]: [[James Garfield]] defeats [[Winfield S. Hancock]]. | ||
| + | * [[December 30]] – The [[South African Republic|Transvaal]] becomes a republic, and [[Paul Kruger]] becomes its first president. | ||
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| + | * [[Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza]] signs a treaty of protection with the chief of the large [[Teke people|Teke]] tribe, and begins to establish a French [[protectorate]] on the north bank of the [[Congo River]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 8 November 2021
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 The Russian Okhrana is founded. The Tsarist secret police, notorious for its use of agents provocateurs, killed maybe 26,000 people extra-judicially in its 37 years existence. | |
| Government changes in the UK and US |
By 1880, the UK was sending over 6,500 tons of opium every year to China.[1]
Events
- February – The journal Science is first published in the United States, with financial backing from Thomas Edison.
- February 2 - The first successful shipment of frozen mutton from Australia arrives in London, aboard the SS Strathleven.
- April 18 – 1880 United Kingdom general election: William Ewart Gladstone defeats Benjamin Disraeli, to become Prime Minister for the second time.[2]
- April 19 – The Prime Minister of Sweden, Louis De Geer, resigns over the defeat of a defense reform bill in the country's Riksdag; he is succeeded by Count Arvid Posse (1880–1883).
- June 29 – France annexes Tahiti.
- July 22 – Abdur Rahman Khan becomes Emir of Afghanistan.
- July 27 – Second Anglo-Afghan War – Battle of Maiwand: Afghan troops under Ayub Khan defeat British and Indian forces, under Brigadier General George Burrows.
- October 1 – German company Munich Re is founded in Munich.
- November 2 – U.S. presidential election, 1880: James Garfield defeats Winfield S. Hancock.
- December 30 – The Transvaal becomes a republic, and Paul Kruger becomes its first president.
Date unknown
- Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza signs a treaty of protection with the chief of the large Teke tribe, and begins to establish a French protectorate on the north bank of the Congo River.
Events
| Event | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Pax Brittanica | 1815 | 1915 |
| Victorian era | 1840 | 1901 |
New Groups
| Group | Image | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dresser Industries |  | Commercial | Texas oil an gas sector supplier |
| University of Southern California |  | Military ranks Space-grant Sea-grant | Private research university in Los Angeles, California |
| National Bank of Romania |  | ||
| Institut Le Rosey |  | Very posh Swiss boarding school |
==A Quotation==
Births
| Title | Born | Place of birth | Died | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas MacArthur | 26 January 1880 | Arkansas Little Rock | 5 April 1964 | Soldier | |
| William Clayton | 7 February 1880 | Mississippi Tupelo | 8 February 1966 | Businessperson | |
| Samuel Hoare | 24 February 1880 | London United Kingdom | 7 May 1959 | Diplomat Spook Politician | |
| Ivar Kreuger | 2 March 1880 | Sweden Kalmar | 1932 | Businessperson | Swedish match tycoon who was shot dead in a Paris hotel in 1932 |
| Walter Guinness | 29 March 1880 | 6 November 1944 | Politician Businessperson | Lord Moyne. An Anglo-Irish politician and businessman. Was Minister of State in UN Mandate Palestine in 1944 when he was assassinated by members of Lehi | |
| Ernest Oppenheimer | 22 May 1880 | 25 November 1957 | |||
| Oswald Spengler | 29 May 1880 | 8 May 1936 | Historian | ||
| Jeannette Rankin | 11 June 1880 | United States Montana Missoula County | 18 May 1973 | Politician Pacifist | US Representative who voted against entry into BOTH WW1 and WW2, in 1941 as the sole member of Congress. |
| Robert McCormick | 30 July 1880 | Chicago Illinois | 1 April 1955 | Soldier Lawyer Media executive | |
| H.L. Mencken | 12 September 1880 | 29 January 1956 | Journalist | ||
| Ralph Flanders | 28 September 1880 | Vermont Barnet | 19 February 1970 | Politician Central banker Businessperson | Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston who attended two Bilderbergs in the 1950s. |
| Juan March | 4 October 1880 | Majorca | 10 March 1962 | Banker Criminal Deep politician | Spanish business magnate, arms and tobacco smuggler, banker and deep politician. |
| George Marshall | 31 December 1880 | Pennsylvania Uniontown | 16 October 1959 | Politician |
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