Famous Deaths Happened In 1884

Jan 06 Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

Jan 21 In the year 1884 auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 24 Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 In the year 1884 john Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71  

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.  

Mar 13 In the year 1884 death of leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868)  

Mar 14 Quintino Sella, Italian statesman (b. 1827) died on this day in history.  

Mar 19 Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1884.  

Mar 21 On this day in history death of ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819)  

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

Mar 31 Jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04 In the year 1884 death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian artist and diarist (b. 1860)  

Apr 05 John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies in the year 1884.  

Apr 06 On this day in history emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68  

Apr 07 In the year 1884 maria van Ackere-Doolaeghe, Flemish poet (Avondlamp), dies at 80  

May 07 In the year 1884 judah P Benjamin, confederate minister of War, dies at 72  

May 09 Hermanus W Witteveen, theologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

May 12 Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Czech composer (2 Widows), dies at 60 in the year 1884.  

May 13 On this day in history cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor, dies  

May 17 In the year 1884 louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43  

Jun 08 Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1884.  

Jun 18 On this day in history juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Arg writer (Crime of War), dies at 74  

Jun 21 Alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W Friso, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 25 Hans Rott, composer, dies at 25 in the year 1884.  

Jul 05 On this day in history victor Masse, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 10 In the year 1884 paul Charles Morphy, US lawyer/chess wizard, dies at 47  

Jul 18 Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist (b. 1829) died in the year 1884.  

Aug 01 On this day in history heinrich Laube, writer, dies  

Aug 06 In the year 1884 death of robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. 1812)  

Aug 14 Arnoldus Pannevis, South African shipping agent/linguist, dies at 46 in the year 1884.  

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

Jan 03 In the year 1884 birth of eli S Jones, US, evangelist (Christ of Indian road)  

Jan 03 In the year 1884 birth of raoul Armand Georg Koczalski, composer  

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 In the year 1884 birth of texas Guinan, American actress (d. 1933)  

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

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of sophie Tucker, [Kalish], Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas