1881
year
1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1881st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 881st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 19th century, and the 2nd year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1881, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1850s 1860s 1870s – 1880s – 1890s 1900s 1910s |
| Years: | 1878 1879 1880 – 1881 – 1882 1883 1884 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1881 MDCCCLXXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2634 |
| Armenian calendar | 1330 ԹՎ ՌՅԼ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6631 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 37–38 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1802–1803 |
| Bengali calendar | 1288 |
| Berber calendar | 2831 |
| British Regnal year | 44 Vict. 1 – 45 Vict. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2425 |
| Burmese calendar | 1243 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7389–7390 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 4577 or 4517 — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 4578 or 4518 |
| Coptic calendar | 1597–1598 |
| Discordian calendar | 3047 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1873–1874 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5641–5642 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1937–1938 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1802–1803 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4981–4982 |
| Holocene calendar | 11881 |
| Igbo calendar | 881–882 |
| Iranian calendar | 1259–1260 |
| Islamic calendar | 1298–1299 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiji 14 (明治１４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1809–1811 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 12 days |
| Korean calendar | 4214 |
| Minguo calendar | 31 before ROC 民前31年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 413 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2423–2424 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 2007 or 1626 or 854 — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 2008 or 1627 or 855 |
Events
change- The Hamleys Toy Store opens on Regent's Street in London.
Births
change- February 11 – Arthur Davidson, American business man (d. 1950)
- February 21 - Kenneth J. Alford, British composer (d. 1945)
- October 25 – Pablo Picasso (d. 1973)
- November 25 – Pope John XXIII (d. 1963)