Page 8: Historical Events In 1884

Oct 30   Rudolf Forster, Grobming Austria, actor (Threepenny Opera).   

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

Nov 01   The Harbour Grace Railway, the inaugural 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   

Nov 02   Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer, dies at 62.   

Nov 03   Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch author (Me Own Way).   

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

Nov 04   Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for inaugural presidential term.   

Nov 05   James Elroy Flecker, English poet/dramatist (Hassan).   

Nov 06   British protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea   

Nov 06   Ludomir Rozycki, Polish composer/conductor (Meduza, Eros i Psyche).   

Nov 08   German govt recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State.   

Nov 09   Hector Abbas, actor/director (Rosa Lynd Company).   

Nov 10   Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/author (Bird Phoenix).   

Nov 15   Colonization of Africa orgainized at Intl conference in Berlin   

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

Nov 17   Cops arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel"   

Nov 20   Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48)   

Nov 22   In this year, T Thomas Fortune starts NY Freeman (NY Age) newspaper   

Nov 24   Michel de Klerk, architect (Amsterdam School)   

Nov 25   John B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk   

Nov 27   Franziska "Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina/choreography, dies at 74   

Dec 01   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   Torben Myer, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Girl Who Came Back).   

Dec 02   Ruth Draper, US, lecture artist [or 1989]   

Dec 04   Alice Mary Smith, composer, dies at 45   

Dec 05   Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist.   

Dec 06   Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC.   

Dec 06   Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Washington DC.   

Dec 06   Rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)   

Dec 09   Levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate.   

Dec 12   1st Test match played at the Adelaide Oval.   

Dec 14   Regina Ullmann, writer.   

Dec 16   Great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

Dec 18   Philippe van Isacker, Belgian minister.   

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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)