Page 3: Historical Events In 1884

Mar 30   Hans Hampel, composer, dies at 61.   

Mar 31   Jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77   

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

Apr 02   London prison for debtors closed.   

Apr 03   Carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59   

Apr 03   Jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912).   

Apr 04   Isoroku Yamamoto, admiral/supreme commander of Japanese fleet.   

Apr 05   John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies.   

Apr 06   Emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68.   

Apr 06   Walter Huston, Tor, actor (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre)   

Apr 07   Charles Dodd, English new testament authority.   

Apr 07   Maria van Ackere-Doolaeghe, Flemish poet (Avondlamp), dies at 80   

Apr 08   Harry S.Truman, Former American President is born.   

Apr 09   Franco Vittadini, composer.   

Apr 10   US Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo   

Apr 12   Otto Meyerhof, Germany, psychologist/biochemist (Nobel-1922)   

Apr 18   Magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart)   

Apr 20   Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Freemasonry".   

Apr 21   Potters Field reopened as Madison Park   

Apr 22   Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer.   

Apr 22   In this year, Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 yrs 9 mos)   

Apr 22   In this year, Thomas Stevens starts inaugural bike trip around the world (2 yrs 9 mos)   

Apr 24   National Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta).   

Apr 26   Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers)   

Apr 26   J Palisa discovers asteroid #236 Honoria   

Apr 27   Louis de Bree, [Louis C Davids], actor (Bluejackets).   

Apr 30   Albert Israel Elkus, composer   

May 01   Construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories)   

May 01   Construction begins on Chicago's inaugural skyscraper (10 stories)   

May 01   Felipe Boero, composer.   

May 02   Francois de Vries, Dutch economist.   

May 05   Wang Tjing-Wei, premier China (1932-35)   

May 07   Judah P Benjamin, confederate minister of War, dies at 72   

May 08   Harry S Truman, Lamar Missouri, 33rd US President (D) (1945-1953).   

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Jan 02   Jacques chardonne: [boutelleau], french writer (l'epithalame)   

Jan 03   Eli s jones: Us, evangelist (christ of indian road)   

Jan 03   Raoul armand georg koczalski: Composer   

Jan 10   James philip dunn: Composer   

Jan 12   Louis horst: Composer   

Jan 12   Texas guinan: American actress   

Jan 13   Johannes elsensohn: Dutch actor/writer (arie, novel from the jordan)   

Jan 13   Sophie tucker: [kalish], russia, singer/last of red hot mammas   

Jan 06   Gregor mendel: Augustine monk/heredity pioneer,   

Jan 17   Hermann schlegel: German ornithologist (b. 1804)   

Jan 21   Auguste franchomme: Composer,    

Jan 24   Johann christian gebauer: Composer,   

Feb 08   Arnold henry guyot: Swiss/us geologist/meteorologist,   

Feb 21   John pike hullah: Composer,    

Feb 23   Tambo tambo: Australian aboriginal/us circus attaction,    

Mar 01   Isaac todhunter: English mathematician (b. 1820)