Page 8: Historical Events In 1884

Oct 30   Rudolf Forster, Grobming Austria, actor (Threepenny Opera) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 01   In the year 1884 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.   

Nov 02   Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1884.   

Nov 03   Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch author (Me Own Way) in the year 1884.   

Nov 04   Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for 1st pres term on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for first presidential term in the year 1884.   

Nov 05   James Elroy Flecker, English poet/dramatist (Hassan) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1884 british protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea   

Nov 06   Ludomir Rozycki, Polish composer/conductor (Meduza, Eros i Psyche) in the year 1884.   

Nov 08   German govt recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State on this day in history.   

Nov 09   In the year 1884 hector Abbas, actor/director (Rosa Lynd Company)   

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   In the year 1884 colonization of Africa organized at international conference in Berlin   

Nov 17   Cops arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel" in the year 1884.   

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   Michel de Klerk, architect (Amsterdam School) on this day in history.   

Nov 25   John B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk on this day in history.   

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

Dec 01   In the year 1884 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) in the year 1884.   

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

Dec 04   In the year 1884 alice Mary Smith, composer, dies at 45   

Dec 05   Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist in the year 1884.   

Dec 06   On this day in history aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC   

Dec 06   Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Washington DC on this day in history.   

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

Dec 09   Levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1884.   

Dec 18   On this day in history philippe van Isacker, Belgian minister   

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Jan 02   Jacques Chardonne, [Boutelleau], French writer (l'Epithalame) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Eli S Jones, US, evangelist (Christ of Indian road) was born in the year 1884.   

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

Jan 10   James Philip Dunn, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1884 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1884 gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61   

Jan 17   In the year 1884 death of hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (b. 1804)   

Jan 21   Auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1884.   

Jan 24   Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1884.   

Feb 23   Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23 in the year 1884.   

Mar 01   In the year 1884 death of isaac Todhunter, English mathematician (b. 1820)