What is 1880s?
{{decadebox|188}} 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 <nowiki>'''189st decade'''</nowiki> 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 of Austria|Franz Josef]] ([[Austria-Hungary]]) * Prime Min Sir [[John A. Macdonald]] ([[Canada]]) * [[Guangxu Emperor]] ([[China]]) * Emperor [[Wilhelm I of Germany|Wilhelm I]] ([[German Empire]]) * Emperor [[Wilhelm II of Germany|Wilhelm II]] ([[German Empire]]) * Chancellor [[Otto von Bismarck]] ([[German Empire]]) * King [[Umberto I of Italy|Umberto I]] ([[Italy]]) * [[Pope Leo XIII]] * Emperor [[Emperor Meiji of Japan|Meiji]] ([[Japan]]) * General [[Porfirio Díaz]] ([[Mexico]]) * Czar [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]] ([[Russia]]) * King [[Alfonso XII]] ([[Spain]]) * Queen - Empress [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|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 of Brazil|Pedro II]] ([[Brazil]]) [[Category:1880s| ]]