Famous Deaths Happened In 1884

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

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

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

Feb 21 John Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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)  

Mar 13 Leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868) died in the year 1884.  

Mar 14 Quintino Sella, Italian statesman (b. 1827) died in the year 1884.  

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

Mar 21 On this day in history death of ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819)  

Mar 30 On this day in history 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 In the year 1884 carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59  

Apr 04 Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian artist and diarist (b. 1860) died in the year 1884.  

Apr 05 John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies in the year 1884.  

Apr 06 Emanuel Geibel, writer, dies at 68 in the year 1884.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 13 Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor, dies on this day in history.  

May 17 In the year 1884 louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43  

Jun 08 Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1884.  

Jun 18 In the year 1884 juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Arg writer (Crime of War), dies at 74  

Jun 21 In the year 1884 alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W Friso, dies  

Jun 25 On this day in history hans Rott, composer, dies at 25  

Jul 05 In the year 1884 victor Masse, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 10 On this day in history paul Charles Morphy, US lawyer/chess wizard, dies at 47  

Jul 18 Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist (b. 1829) died on this day in history.  

Aug 01 Heinrich Laube, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 06 Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (b. 1812) died in the year 1884.  

Aug 14 In the year 1884 arnoldus Pannevis, South African shipping agent/linguist, dies at 46  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of jacques Chardonne, [Boutelleau], French writer (l'Epithalame)  

Jan 03 Eli S Jones, US, evangelist (Christ of Indian road) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 Sophie Tucker, [Kalish], Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas was born on this day in history.