What happened in 1883

26 events　North America 8, Europe 10, Asia 6, Middle East 1, Latin America 1

Highlights of 1883

Mar 28AsiaBattle of Gia Cuc: A French force defeats the Vietnamese in northern Vietnam in the run-up to the Sino-French War.
May 24North AmericaBrooklyn Bridge is opened to traffic in New York City, after 13 years of construction.
Sep 15North AmericaThe University of Texas at Austin opens to students.
Oct 4Middle EastThe Orient Express train begins to run through from Paris Gare de l'Est to Giurgiu in Romania, with onward ferry and train connections to Istanbul (the train has been running since June 5 as far as Vienna).
Oct 20Latin AmericaPeru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to Chile, ending Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
EuropeAntoni Gaudí begins to work on the Sagrada Família Cathedral in Barcelona (it was consecrated in 2010)

Feb 16The Ladies' Home Journal is published for the first time, in the United States.
May 24Brooklyn Bridge is opened to traffic in New York City, after 13 years of construction.
May 30A rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede, which crushes 12 people.
Sep 15The University of Texas at Austin opens to students.
Dec 5Bisbee Massacre: Five people are killed in the robbery of a general store by bandits in Bisbee, Arizona.
Bernard Kroger establishes the first Kroger grocery store, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Wagner College in New York City
Houghton College in New York State

FebThe Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is first published complete in book form, in Italy.
Mar 20The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is held.
May 23Robert Louis Stevenson's children's pirate adventure novel Treasure Island is first published in book format, in London.
Jun 16Victoria Hall disaster: A rush for treats results in 183 children being asphyxiated in a concert hall in Sunderland, England.
Sep 1Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Supremi apostolatus officio ("On Devotion of the Rosary").
Sep 11Major Evelyn Baring becomes Consul-General of Egypt under British rule.
Oct 4The Boys' Brigade (the first uniformed youth organization in existence) is founded in Glasgow, Scotland.
Oct 24Cardiff University, Wales, opens (under the name of University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire).
Antoni Gaudí begins to work on the Sagrada Família Cathedral in Barcelona (it was consecrated in 2010)
ASEA is founded by Ludvig Fredholm in Sweden, predecessor of the global electronic equipment and engineering business ABB.

Mar 2The Hong Kong Observatory is established.
Mar 28Battle of Gia Cuc: A French force defeats the Vietnamese in northern Vietnam in the run-up to the Sino-French War.
May 201883 eruption of Krakatoa, Indonesia
Aug 261883 eruption of Krakatoa: The volcanic island of Krakatoa erupts at 10:02 am (local time); 163 villages are destroyed, 36,417 killed by tsunami.
Sep 15The Bombay Natural History Society is founded in India.
Dec 16Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

Oct 4The Orient Express train begins to run through from Paris Gare de l'Est to Giurgiu in Romania, with onward ferry and train connections to Istanbul (the train has been running since June 5 as far as Vienna).

Oct 20Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to Chile, ending Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.