1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1850s 1860s 1870s – 1880s – 1890s 1900s 1910s |
| Years: | 1877 1878 1879 – 1880 – 1881 1882 1883 |
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Births
change- January 29 – W.C. Fields, American comedian
Events
change- February 2 – The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana.
- Volapük created.