Famous Deaths In 1884

Jan 06 Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (b. 1804) died in the year 1884.  

Jan 21 Auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1884.  

Feb 08 Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 in the year 1884.  

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

Feb 23 In the year 1884 tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23  

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

Mar 13 On this day in history death of leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868)  

Mar 14 Quintino Sella, Italian statesman (b. 1827) died on this day in history.  

Mar 19 Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 21 In the year 1884 death of ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819)  

Mar 30 In the year 1884 hans Hampel, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 31 Jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Apr 04 In the year 1884 death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian artist and diarist (b. 1860)  

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

Apr 06 In the year 1884 emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68  

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

May 07 In the year 1884 judah P Benjamin, confederate minister of War, dies at 72  

May 09 Hermanus W Witteveen, theologist, dies at 69 in the year 1884.  

May 12 Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Czech composer (2 Widows), dies at 60 in the year 1884.  

May 13 On this day in history cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor, dies  

May 17 Louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1884.  

Jun 08 In the year 1884 henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51  

Jun 18 On this day in history juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Arg writer (Crime of War), dies at 74  

Jun 21 Alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W Friso, dies in the year 1884.  

Jun 25 In the year 1884 hans Rott, composer, dies at 25  

Jul 05 Victor Masse, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1884.  

Jul 10 In the year 1884 paul Charles Morphy, US lawyer/chess wizard, dies at 47  

Jul 18 In the year 1884 death of ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist (b. 1829)  

Aug 01 On this day in history heinrich Laube, writer, dies  

Aug 06 On this day in history death of robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. 1812)  

Aug 14 On this day in history arnoldus Pannevis, South African shipping agent/linguist, dies at 46  

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

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 Louis Horst, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Texas Guinan, American actress (d. 1933) was born in the year 1884.  

Jan 13 In the year 1884 birth of johannes Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan)  

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