Historical Events In 1884

Oct 30   Rudolf Forster, Grobming Austria, actor (Threepenny Opera) in the year 1884.  

Nov 01   The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary in the year 1884.  

Nov 01   The Harbour Grace Railway, the first railway on Newfoundland, is opened for traffic between St. Johns and Harbour Grace. The last spike was driven by Prince George, later to become King George V, who was at the time visiting Newfoundland as a midshipman aboard H.M.S. Cumberland in the year 1884.  

Nov 02   In the year 1884 auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer, dies at 62  

Nov 03   In the year 1884 apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch author (Me Own Way)  

Nov 04   Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for 1st pres term in the year 1884.  

Nov 04   On this day in history grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for first presidential term  

Nov 05   In the year 1884 james Elroy Flecker, English poet/dramatist (Hassan)  

Nov 06   On this day in history british protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea  

Nov 06   In the year 1884 ludomir Rozycki, Polish composer/conductor (Meduza, Eros i Psyche)  

Nov 08   German govt recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State in the year 1884.  

Nov 09   Hector Abbas, actor/director (Rosa Lynd Company) in the year 1884.  

Nov 10   Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/author (Bird Phoenix) in the year 1884.  

Nov 15   Colonization of Africa orgainized at Intl conference in Berlin on this day in history.  

Nov 15   Colonization of Africa organized at international conference in Berlin in the year 1884.  

Nov 17   Cops arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel" on this day in history.  

Nov 20   On this day in history norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48)  

Nov 22   On this day in history t Thomas Fortune starts NY Freeman (NY Age) newspaper  

Nov 24   On this day in history michel de Klerk, architect (Amsterdam School)  

Nov 25   In the year 1884 john B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk  

Nov 27   Franziska "Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina/choreography, dies at 74 in the year 1884.  

Dec 01   On this day in history american Old West: Near Frisco, New Mexico, deputy sheriff Elfego Baca holds off a gang of 80 Texan cowboys who want to kill him for arresting Charles McCarthy.  

Dec 01   On this day in history torben Myer, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Girl Who Came Back)  

Dec 02   Ruth Draper, US, lecture artist [or 1989] on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Alice Mary Smith, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1884.  

Dec 05   On this day in history evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist  

Dec 06   Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC in the year 1884.  

Dec 06   Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Washington DC in the year 1884.  

Dec 06   Rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44) in the year 1884.  

Dec 09   In the year 1884 levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate  

Dec 12   In the year 1884 1st Test match played at the Adelaide Oval  

Dec 14   In the year 1884 regina Ullmann, writer  

Dec 16   Great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State on this day in history.  

Dec 18   In the year 1884 philippe van Isacker, Belgian minister  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of eli S Jones, US, evangelist (Christ of Indian road)  

Jan 03   In the year 1884 birth of raoul Armand Georg Koczalski, composer  

Jan 10   In the year 1884 birth of james Philip Dunn, composer  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of texas Guinan, American actress (d. 1933)  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of johannes Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan)  

Jan 13   Sophie Tucker, [Kalish], Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas was born in the year 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 in the year 1884.  

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   Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 in the year 1884.  

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