1881

18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1790s - 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s

1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886

Events:

• Change of US presidency from Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) to James Garfield (1881)
• Change of US presidency from James Garfield (1881) to Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)

Births:

• March 25 - Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer.
• August 6 - Sir Alexander Fleming, British medical chemist.
• October 15 - [P. G. Wodehouse]?, British-American writer.

Science:

• Michelson? and Morley? discover speed of light is independent of Earth's [orbital motion]?.