Historical Events In 1884

Mar 30   Hans Hampel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Mar 31   On this day in history jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77  

Apr 01   Laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway) in the year 1884.  

Apr 02   On this day in history london prison for debtors closed  

Apr 03   In the year 1884 carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59  

Apr 03   On this day in history jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912)  

Apr 04   Isoroku Yamamoto, admiral/supreme commander of Japanese fleet on this day in history.  

Apr 05   In the year 1884 john Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies  

Apr 06   In the year 1884 emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68  

Apr 06   Walter Huston, Tor, actor (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre) in the year 1884.  

Apr 07   Charles Dodd, English new testament authority in the year 1884.  

Apr 07   Maria van Ackere-Doolaeghe, Flemish poet (Avondlamp), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Apr 08   The birth of Harry S.Truman, Former American President in the year 1884.  

Apr 09   Franco Vittadini, composer in the year 1884.  

Apr 10   US Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo on this day in history.  

Apr 12   Otto Meyerhof, Germany, psychologist/biochemist (Nobel-1922) on this day in history.  

Apr 18   In the year 1884 magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart)  

Apr 20   In the year 1884 pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Freemasonry"  

Apr 21   On this day in history potters Field reopened as Madison Park  

Apr 22   Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 22   Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 yrs 9 mos) in the year 1884.  

Apr 22   In the year 1884 thomas Stevens starts first bike trip around the world (2 yrs 9 mos)  

Apr 24   National Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta) in the year 1884.  

Apr 26   In the year 1884 harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers)  

Apr 26   J Palisa discovers asteroid #236 Honoria in the year 1884.  

Apr 27   Louis de Bree, [Louis C Davids], actor (Bluejackets) in the year 1884.  

Apr 30   Albert Israel Elkus, composer in the year 1884.  

May 01   In the year 1884 construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories)  

May 01   In the year 1884 construction begins on Chicago's first skyscraper (10 stories)  

May 01   In the year 1884 felipe Boero, composer  

May 02   In the year 1884 francois de Vries, Dutch economist  

May 05   On this day in history wang Tjing-Wei, premier China (1932-35)  

May 07   On this day in history judah P Benjamin, confederate minister of War, dies at 72  

May 08   On this day in history harry S Truman, Lamar Missouri, 33rd US President (D) (1945-1953)  

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Jan 02   Jacques Chardonne, [Boutelleau], French writer (l'Epithalame) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of eli S Jones, US, evangelist (Christ of Indian road)  

Jan 03   Raoul Armand Georg Koczalski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1884 birth of james Philip Dunn, composer  

Jan 12   Louis Horst, composer was born in the year 1884.  

Jan 12   Texas Guinan, American actress (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Johannes Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Sophie Tucker, [Kalish], Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61 in the year 1884.  

Jan 17   On this day in history death of hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (b. 1804)  

Jan 21   On this day in history auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 24   Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1884.  

Feb 08   In the year 1884 arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76  

Feb 21   John Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1884.  

Feb 23   Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician (b. 1820) died on this day in history.