Page 3: Historical Events In 1884

Mar 30   Hans Hampel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77   

Apr 01   In the year 1884 laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway)   

Apr 02   On this day in history london prison for debtors closed   

Apr 03   Carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59 in the year 1884.   

Apr 03   Jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912) in the year 1884.   

Apr 04   Isoroku Yamamoto, admiral/supreme commander of Japanese fleet on this day in history.   

Apr 05   John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 06   On this day in history emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68   

Apr 06   Walter Huston, Tor, actor (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre) on this day in history.   

Apr 07   Charles Dodd, English new testament authority in the year 1884.   

Apr 07   On this day in history maria van Ackere-Doolaeghe, Flemish poet (Avondlamp), dies at 80   

Apr 08   The birth of Harry S.Truman, Former American President in the year 1884.   

Apr 09   Franco Vittadini, composer in the year 1884.   

Apr 10   On this day in history uS Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo   

Apr 12   Otto Meyerhof, Germany, psychologist/biochemist (Nobel-1922) on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart) on this day in history.   

Apr 20   Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Freemasonry" on this day in history.   

Apr 21   Potters Field reopened as Madison Park in the year 1884.   

Apr 22   In the year 1884 armas Emmanuel Launis, composer   

Apr 22   On this day in history thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 yrs 9 mos)   

Apr 22   In the year 1884 thomas Stevens starts first bike trip around the world (2 yrs 9 mos)   

Apr 24   In the year 1884 national Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta)   

Apr 26   Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers) on this day in history.   

Apr 26   J Palisa discovers asteroid #236 Honoria on this day in history.   

Apr 27   Louis de Bree, [Louis C Davids], actor (Bluejackets) in the year 1884.   

Apr 30   In the year 1884 albert Israel Elkus, composer   

May 01   In the year 1884 construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories)   

May 01   Construction begins on Chicago's first skyscraper (10 stories) on this day in history.   

May 01   On this day in history felipe Boero, composer   

May 02   In the year 1884 francois de Vries, Dutch economist   

May 05   On this day in history wang Tjing-Wei, premier China (1932-35)   

May 07   On this day in history judah P Benjamin, confederate minister of War, dies at 72   

May 08   Harry S Truman, Lamar Missouri, 33rd US President (D) (1945-1953) in the year 1884.   

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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   On this day in history birth of raoul Armand Georg Koczalski, composer   

Jan 10   James Philip Dunn, composer was born in the year 1884.   

Jan 12   Louis Horst, composer was born in the year 1884.   

Jan 12   In the year 1884 birth of texas Guinan, American actress (d. 1933)   

Jan 13   Johannes Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan) was born in the year 1884.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of sophie Tucker, [Kalish], Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas   

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   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   In the year 1884 arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician (b. 1820) died in the year 1884.