1880
Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s - 1880s - 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years: 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 - 1880 - 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
Events:
- July 1 - First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada.
- October - terrible winter storm in North America, the "Blizzard of 1880".
- November - James Garfield defeats Winfield S. Hancock in the U.S. presidential election
- Discovery of piezoelectricity by Pierre Curie and Jacques Curie.
- Completion of Cologne cathedral.
Births:
- November 6 - Robert Musil, Austrian novelist (The Man Without Qualities)
- June 27 - Helen Keller, socialist, pacifist, spokeswoman for the deaf and blind
Deaths:
- January 8 - Joshua A. Norton, Emperor Norton I of the United States of America.
- November 11 - Bushranger Ned Kelly hanged