- 1879 – The anarchist periodical Freiheit (pictured) is founded by editor Johann Most
- 1884 – The birth of avant garde writer, poet, essayist, and Japanese translator of The Ego and Its Own Jun Tsuji (d. 1944) in Tokyo
- 1893 – The trial of Emma Goldman for aiding and abetting an unlawful assemblage begins
- 1901 – Militant anarchist, historian and collaborator of Max Nettlau Renee Lamberet is born in Paris