Famous Deaths Happened In 1884

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 01 Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician (b. 1820) died in the year 1884.  

Mar 13 On this day in history 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 In the year 1884 alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54  

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

Mar 30 In the year 1884 hans Hampel, composer, dies at 61  

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

Apr 03 On this day in history carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59  

Apr 04 Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian artist and diarist (b. 1860) died in the year 1884.  

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

Apr 06 Emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

May 07 Judah P Benjamin, confederate minister of War, dies at 72 in the year 1884.  

May 09 In the year 1884 hermanus W Witteveen, theologist, dies at 69  

May 12 Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Czech composer (2 Widows), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

May 13 Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor, dies in the year 1884.  

May 17 Louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1884.  

Jun 08 Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jun 18 Juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Arg writer (Crime of War), dies at 74 in the year 1884.  

Jun 21 Alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W Friso, dies in the year 1884.  

Jun 25 In the year 1884 hans Rott, composer, dies at 25  

Jul 05 Victor Masse, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1884.  

Jul 10 On this day in history paul Charles Morphy, US lawyer/chess wizard, dies at 47  

Jul 18 Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist (b. 1829) died on this day in history.  

Aug 01 In the year 1884 heinrich Laube, writer, dies  

Aug 06 Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. 1812) died on this day in history.  

Aug 14 Arnoldus Pannevis, South African shipping agent/linguist, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1884 birth of jacques Chardonne, [Boutelleau], French writer (l'Epithalame)  

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

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of raoul Armand Georg Koczalski, composer  

Jan 10 James Philip Dunn, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 In the year 1884 birth of louis Horst, composer  

Jan 12 Texas Guinan, American actress (d. 1933) was born in the year 1884.  

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.