Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
Years: 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 - 1876 - 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881
Events
Arts, Sciences, Literature and Philosophy
Births
- January 5 - Konrad Adenauer, German chancellor 1949-1963 (+ 1967
- January 5 - Konrad Adenauer, German statesman
- January 12 - Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer
- January 12 - Jack London, author (+ 1916)
- February 19 - Constantin Brancusi, sculptor
- March 2 - Pope Pius XII, (+ 1958)
- March 4 - Léon-Paul Fargue, poet
- April 4 - Maurice de Vlaminck[?], lyricist (+ 1958)
- September 15 - Bruno Walter, conductor
- November 24 - Walter Burley Griffin, architect
- December 9 - Berton Churchill, pioneer Hollywood actor (+ 1940)
- December 25 - Muhammed Ali Jinnah, first Governor-General of Pakistan (disputed)
- Gdansk - Alfred Stock, German chemist
Deaths
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