Page 5: Historical Events In 1884

Jun 14   John McCormack, Irish/US singer (Irish folksongs).   

Jun 15   Harry Langdon, American silent film star is born.   

Jun 15   Harry Langdon, Council Bluffs IA, comic/director (Strong Man)   

Jun 16   1st roller coaster used (Coney Island NY)   

Jun 16   The inaugural roller coaster in the U.S. begins operation at Coney Island, NY   

Jun 17   Christina C Bakker-van Bosse, feminist/pacifist   

Jun 18   Edouard Daladier, premier France (1933..40).   

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

Jun 21   Alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W Friso, dies.   

Jun 21   Claude "Auk" Auchinleck, British fieldmarshal North-Africa   

Jun 23   Werner Krauss, Germany, actor (Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Joyless Street).   

Jun 24   John Lynch is 1st black elected chairman of Republican convention   

Jun 25   Hans Rott, composer, dies at 25   

Jun 27   Forrester Harvey, Ireland, actor (Tarzan, Chump at Oxford).   

Jun 27   J Palisa discovers asteroid #237 Coelestina   

Jun 27   The SS Caesarea, sank 10 miles off Cap de la Hague, Channel Islands, after being in a collision with the Strathesk on a voyage from Southampton.   

Jun 30   Georges Duhamel, French novelist is born.   

Jul 01   V Knorre discovers asteroid #238 Hypatia   

Jul 03   Dow Jones published it's 1st stock avg   

Jul 04   1st US bullfight held (Dodge City Ks)   

Jul 04   Alexander Byvanck, Dutch art historian/archaeologist.   

Jul 04   Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris   

Jul 05   German consul-general Gustav Nachtigal takes possession of Cameroon.   

Jul 05   Victor Masse, composer, dies at 62   

Jul 06   Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, French painter/cartoonist   

Jul 10   1st Test Cricket to be played at Old Trafford 1st day washed out   

Jul 10   Paul Charles Morphy, US lawyer/chess wizard, dies at 47.   

Jul 10   Paul Morphy US chess wizard, dies.   

Jul 12   Amedeo Modigliani, Italian artist is born.   

Jul 12   Louis B. Mayer, Dymer, Ukraine, American film producer and creator of the star system (MGM)   

Jul 13   Francis B Young, British physician/writer (White Ladies).   

Jul 14   Charles Meldrum Daniels, Dayton Oh, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1904, 08).   

Jul 15   Enrique Soro Barriga, composer.   

Jul 21   1st Test Cricket match played at Lord's.   

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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)