Important Historical Events of the year 1880, Year 1880 in History

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List of 1880 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1880

What happened in the year 1880?

Date	Event
January 27, 1880	Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
February 13, 1880	Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
May 11, 1880	Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
June 7, 1880	War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
June 24, 1880	First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
June 28, 1880	Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
June 29, 1880	France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie".
July 27, 1880	Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
August 14, 1880	Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
September 1, 1880	The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
September 13, 1880	The Basuto Gun War breaks out after the Basuto launch a rebellion against the Cape Colony.
September 16, 1880	The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York.
November 11, 1880	Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
December 16, 1880	Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.