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 In the year 1884 johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75  

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

Feb 21 On this day in history john Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71  

Feb 23 Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23 in the year 1884.  

Mar 01 On this day in history death of isaac Todhunter, English mathematician (b. 1820)  

Mar 13 Leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868) died in the year 1884.  

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

Mar 19 On this day in history alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54  

Mar 21 In the year 1884 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 in the year 1884.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 05 John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 06 Emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68 in the year 1884.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 25 Hans Rott, composer, dies at 25 on this day in history.  

Jul 05 In the year 1884 victor Masse, composer, dies at 62  

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

Jul 18 On this day in history death of ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist (b. 1829)  

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 On this day in history arnoldus Pannevis, South African shipping agent/linguist, dies at 46  

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Jan 02 Jacques Chardonne, [Boutelleau], French writer (l'Epithalame) was born in the year 1884.  

Jan 03 Eli S Jones, US, evangelist (Christ of Indian road) was born in the year 1884.  

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 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.