Page 6: Historical Events In 1884

Jul 23   Albert Warner, US producer (Warner Bros)   

Jul 24   Abraham Rutgers, Dutch governor (Suriname, 1928-33)   

Jul 25   Davidson Black, Canada, doctor of anatomy (identified Peking Man).   

Jul 29   Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright/journalist.   

Jul 31   Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig), "July 20th Plot",,18860731::"Constant Permeke, Flemish painter/statues artist (Sow).   

Aug 01   Heinrich Laube, writer, dies.   

Aug 02   Dutch Queen Emma appointed regent.   

Aug 03   Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz).   

Aug 05   Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)   

Aug 07   Germany annexes Angra Pequena (Southwest-Africa)   

Aug 08   Sara Teasdale, US, poet (1st Pulitzer Prize-1918-"Love Songs").   

Aug 09   Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Genius against Violence)   

Aug 10   In New York City, a 5.5 earthquake caused large cracks in walls at Amityville and Jamaica (intensity VII). The shock was felt strongly at New York City.   

Aug 11   1st double-century stand in Test cricket, McDonnell/Murdoch 207 Aust.   

Aug 12   Bill Murdoch scores 1st Test Cricket double-century, 211 at The Oval   

Aug 12   Frank Arthur Swinnerton, England, novelist (Summer Storm, Sanctuary).   

Aug 14   Arnoldus Pannevis, South African shipping agent/linguist, dies at 46   

Aug 16   Adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser (British Petroleum/Shell)   

Aug 26   Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)   

Aug 27   Harry Antrim, Chicago IL, actor (Miracle on 34th St, Devil's Doorway).   

Aug 28   1st known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard SD   

Aug 28   The inaugural known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard SD   

Aug 29   Ehm Welk, writer.   

Aug 30   In this year, Jack Dempsey claims middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves.   

Aug 30   Theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926).   

Aug 31   George Al Sarton, Belgian/US historian.   

Sep 02   Frank Laubach, Benton Pa, educator, taught reading through phonetics   

Sep 04   Britain ends its policy of penal transportation to New South Wales in Australia   

Sep 06   Emerson Whithorne, composer   

Sep 10   Congressman John R Lynch presides over Republican National Convention.   

Sep 15   Floro Manuel Ugarte, composer   

Sep 17   Bastiaan de Gaay Fortman, Dutch historian/Justice of Curacao.   

Sep 17   Louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56.   

Sep 20   6.2 mile Arlberg railroad tunnel completed in Austria.   

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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)