Historical Events In 1884

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

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

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   Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch author (Me Own Way) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history james Elroy Flecker, English poet/dramatist (Hassan)   

Nov 06   British protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history ludomir Rozycki, Polish composer/conductor (Meduza, Eros i Psyche)   

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

Nov 09   On this day in history hector Abbas, actor/director (Rosa Lynd Company)   

Nov 10   On this day in history jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/author (Bird Phoenix)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 20   Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48) in the year 1884.   

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

Nov 24   Michel de Klerk, architect (Amsterdam School) in the year 1884.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Dec 09   Levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate in the year 1884.   

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

Dec 14   Regina Ullmann, writer in the year 1884.   

Dec 16   In the year 1884 great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1884 birth of jacques Chardonne, [Boutelleau], French writer (l'Epithalame)   

Jan 03   In the year 1884 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   Louis Horst, composer was born in the year 1884.   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1884 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   Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61 in the year 1884.   

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

Jan 21   On this day in history auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75   

Jan 24   On this day in history johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75   

Feb 08   On this day in history arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76   

Feb 21   In the year 1884 john Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 23   On this day in history tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23   

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