Page 6: Historical Events In 1884

Jul 23   On this day in history albert Warner, US producer (Warner Bros)   

Jul 24   On this day in history abraham Rutgers, Dutch governor (Suriname, 1928-33)   

Jul 25   Davidson Black, Canada, doctor of anatomy (identified Peking Man) in the year 1884.   

Jul 29   In the year 1884 henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright/journalist   

Jul 31   On this day in history karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig), "July 20th Plot",,18860731::"Constant Permeke, Flemish painter/statues artist (Sow)   

Aug 01   Heinrich Laube, writer, dies in the year 1884.   

Aug 02   On this day in history dutch Queen Emma appointed regent   

Aug 03   Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) on this day in history.   

Aug 05   In the year 1884 cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)   

Aug 07   Germany annexes Angra Pequena (Southwest-Africa) in the year 1884.   

Aug 08   Sara Teasdale, US, poet (1st Pulitzer Prize-1918-"Love Songs") in the year 1884.   

Aug 09   Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Genius against Violence) in the year 1884.   

Aug 10   In the year 1884 in New York City, a 5.5 earthquake caused large cracks in walls at Amityville and Jamaica (intensity VII). The shock was felt strongly at New York City   

Aug 11   On this day in history 1st double-century stand in Test cricket, McDonnell/Murdoch 207 Aust   

Aug 12   Bill Murdoch scores 1st Test Cricket double-century, 211 at The Oval on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Frank Arthur Swinnerton, England, novelist (Summer Storm, Sanctuary) in the year 1884.   

Aug 14   Arnoldus Pannevis, South African shipping agent/linguist, dies at 46 in the year 1884.   

Aug 16   In the year 1884 adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser (British Petroleum/Shell)   

Aug 26   On this day in history earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)   

Aug 27   Harry Antrim, Chicago IL, actor (Miracle on 34th St, Devil's Doorway) in the year 1884.   

Aug 28   On this day in history 1st known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard SD   

Aug 28   In the year 1884 the first known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard SD   

Aug 29   On this day in history ehm Welk, writer   

Aug 30   Jack Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves in the year 1884.   

Aug 30   In the year 1884 theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)   

Aug 31   George Al Sarton, Belgian/US historian on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1884 frank Laubach, Benton Pa, educator, taught reading through phonetics   

Sep 04   On this day in history britain ends its policy of penal transportation to New South Wales in Australia.   

Sep 06   Emerson Whithorne, composer in the year 1884.   

Sep 10   On this day in history congressman John R Lynch presides over Republican National Convention   

Sep 15   In the year 1884 floro Manuel Ugarte, composer   

Sep 17   In the year 1884 bastiaan de Gaay Fortman, Dutch historian/Justice of Curacao   

Sep 17   Louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1884.   

Sep 20   6.2 mile Arlberg railroad tunnel completed in Austria on this day in history.   

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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   On this day in history 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   

Jan 06   Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61 in the year 1884.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (b. 1804)   

Jan 21   In the year 1884 auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75   

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

Feb 08   Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician (b. 1820) died on this day in history.