1880s

The 1880s was the decade that began on January 1, 1880 and ended on December 31, 1889. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''189st decade''' which began on January 1, 1881 and ended on December 31, 1890.

Events

• The first commercial Macadamia nut farm opens in Australia.
• Railroads help industrialize many western countries.

World leaders

• Emperor Franz Josef (Austria-Hungary)
• Prime Min Sir John A. Macdonald (Canada)
• Guangxu Emperor (China)
• Emperor Wilhelm I (German Empire)
• Emperor Wilhelm II (German Empire)
• Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (German Empire)
• King Umberto I (Italy)
• Pope Leo XIII
• Emperor Meiji (Japan)
• General Porfirio Díaz (Mexico)
• Czar Alexander II (Russia)
• King Alfonso XII (Spain)
• Queen - Empress Victoria (United Kingdom)
• Prime Min William Ewart Gladstone (United Kingdom)
• Prime Min Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (United Kingdom)
• President James Garfield (United States)
• President Rutherford B. Hayes (United States)
• President Chester A. Arthur (United States)
• President Grover Cleveland (United States)
• Nasser-al-Din Shah of Qajar dynasty (Persia)
• Emperor Pedro II (Brazil)