Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Gladstone, Liberal 1883 state leaders - Events of 1884 - 1885 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France Obock and Tadjoura - # Léonce Lagarde, Commissioner of Obock Territory ( 1883 - 1884) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter FE) such as 2008. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter AG) such as 2012. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1884

March 13: Battle of Khartoum. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. The Battle of Khartoum or Siege of Khartoum lasted from March 12, 1884 to January 26, 1885.

January - March

• January 4 - The Fabian Society is founded in London. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. The Fabian Society is a British Intellectual Socialist movement whose purpose is to advance the principles of Social democracy via Gradualist London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• January 5 - Princess Ida premieres at the Savoy Theatre. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant, is a Comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre located in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London England
• January 18 - Dr William Price attempts to cremate the body of his infant son, Iesu Grist (Jesus Christ) Price, setting a legal precedent for cremation in the UK. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Dr William Price ( 4 March 1800 &ndash 23 January 1893) was a Welsh physician and a famous eccentric, best known Cremation is the act of reducing a Corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire
• February 1 - Edition one of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP is a comprehensive Dictionary of the English
• February 7 - Diocese of Madrid-Alcalá is founded. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince
• March 13 - The siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins (ends on January 26, 1885). Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. The Battle of Khartoum or Siege of Khartoum lasted from March 12, 1884 to January 26, 1885. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

April - June

• April 22 - Colchester earthquake, England; the UK's most destructive. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The Earthquake known as the Colchester Earthquake occurred on April 22 1884, and caused considerable damage in Colchester and the surrounding England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• May 1 - the first proclamation of eight-hour workday by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The 8-hour day movement or 40-hour week movement (aka the Short-time movement) had its origins in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, where The United States of America —commonly referred to as the May 1st, called May Day or Labour Day, is now a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country. May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several Public holidays In many countries May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour Labour Day is an annual Holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of
• June 4 - Estonian flag is consecrated as the flag of the Estonian Students Society. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. List of flags of Estonia The national flag of Estonia is a Tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of Blue (top Black

July - September

August 5: Statue of Liberty begun. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented

• July 5 - Germany takes possession of Cameroon. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa.
• July 23 - Today's Courier recorded the first tennis tournaments held in the grounds of Shrubland Hall, Leamington Spa, England. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington (ˈlɛmɪŋtən and "Leam" to locals is a Spa town in central
• August 5 - The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented Liberty Island, formerly called Bedloe's Island, is a small uninhabited island in Upper New York Bay in the United States best known as the location of the New York Harbor, a geographic term refers collectively to the rivers bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City
• August 10 - A severe earthquake, magnitude 5.5, (intensity VII) occurs off the northeast Atlantic coast. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released The Mercalli intensity scale is a scale used for measuring the intensity of an Earthquake. The area affected extends from central Virginia to southern Maine, and west as far as Cleveland. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
• September 5 - Staten Island Academy is founded. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Staten Island Academy is a Coeducational, college-preparatory day school located on a 14 acre campus in Staten Island in New York City, USA

October - December

October 6: US Naval War College founded. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus

• October - International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C. fixes the Greenwich meridian as the world's prime meridian. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic The International Meridian Conference was a conference held in October 1884 in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Prime Meridian is the meridian (line of Longitude) at which longitude is defined to be 0°
• October 6 - United States Naval War College is established in Newport, Rhode Island. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus The Naval War College (NWC is an education and research institution of the United States Navy that specializes in developing ideas for Naval warfare and passing them Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence
• October 18 - University of Wales, Bangor (UK) founded. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor is a university based in the city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in north Wales. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• October 22 - The first woman receives a degree from an Irish university. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus The degree is granted by the Royal University of Ireland. The Royal University of Ireland was founded in accordance with the University Education (Ireland Act 1879 as an examining and degree-awarding university based on the model of
• November 1 - The Irish Gaelic Athletic Association is founded in Thurles, Ireland. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• November 2 - Timişoara is the first town of Europe with streets illuminated by electric light. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Timişoara (pronunciation in Romanian: {{IPA|/timiˈʃo̯ara/}}; Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeschburg, Temeswar
• November 4 - United States presidential election: Democrat Grover Cleveland defeats Republican James G. Blaine in a very close contest to win the first of his non-consecutive terms. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani The United States presidential election of 1884 featured excessive mudslinging and personal acrimony The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. James Gillespie Blaine ( January 31, 1830 &ndash January 27, 1893) was a U
• November 15 - The Berlin Conference which regulated European colonisation and trade in Africa begins (ends February 26, 1885). Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. See also Congress of Berlin (1878 and Berlin Conference of 1954 (Cold War The colonisation of Africa has a long history the most famous phase Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• December 1 - 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 cowboy Charles McCarthy (the cowboys were terrorizing the area's Hispanos and Baca was working against them). Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican San Francisco Plaza was name of three towns in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. Elfego Baca ( February 10, 1865 &ndash August 27, 1945) was a legendary lawman lawyer and politician in the A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically
• December 6 - Washington Monument was completed. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev The Washington Monument is a large tall sand-colored Obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington D
• December 16 - World Cotton Centennial World's Fair opens in New Orleans, Louisiana. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion The 1884 World's Fair was held in New Orleans Louisiana. At a time when nearly one third of all Cotton produced in the United States was handled in New Expo (short for "exposition" and also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana

Undated

• Stefan-Boltzmann law reformulated by Ludwig Boltzmann. The Stefan–Boltzmann law, also known as Stefan's law, states that the total Energy radiated per unit surface Area of a Black body in unit Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann ( February 20, 1844 &ndash September 5, 1906) was an Austrian Physicist famous for his founding
• Mark Twain writes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (often shortened to Huck Finn) is a novel written by American Humorist Mark Twain.
• First ascent made of Castle Mountain by geologist Arthur Philemon Coleman. Castle Mountain is located within Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, approximately half-way between Banff and Lake Louise. Arthur Philemon Coleman (1852&ndash1939 was a Canadian Geologist and academic
• The water hyacinth is introduced in the U.S. and quickly becomes an invasive species. The seven species of water hyacinths comprise the genus Eichhornia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Introduced species|Weed Invasive species is a phrase with several definitions
• Parliamentarism is introduced in Norway. A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• Yellow Crane Tower last burned in Wuhan. Yellow Crane Tower (Chinese 黄[[wikt 鹤|鹤]] 楼; pinyin Huáng Hè Lóu is a famous and historic tower often rebuilt that stands on Sheshan (Snake Hill at ( is the capital of Hubei province and is the most populous city in central People's Republic of China.
• Derby County Football Club formed. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England.
• Leicester City Football Club formed. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here

Births

January - June

• January 12 - Texas Guinan, American vaudeville performer (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Mary Louise Cecilia "Texas" Guinan ( January 12, 1884 &ndash November 5, 1933) was a saloon keeper actress and 1933)
• January 13 - Sophie Tucker, Russian-born singer and comedian (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Sophie Tucker ( January 13, 1884 &ndash February 9, 1966) was a Singer and Comedian, one of the most popular entertainers 1966)
• January 21 - Roger Nash Baldwin, American social activist (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Roger Nash Baldwin ( January 21 1884 &ndash August 26 1981) was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU. 1981)
• January 23 - Ralph DePalma, Italian-born race car driver (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Ralph DePalma ( January 23, 1884 &ndash March 31, 1956) was an Italian-American racecar driving champion most notably winner of the 1956)
• January 28 - Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist, balloonist, and inventor (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Auguste Antoine Piccard ( January 28, 1884 &ndash March 24, 1962) was a Swiss Physicist, Inventor and Explorer 1962)
• January 31 - Theodor Heuss, German politician and publicist (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Theodor Heuss ( 31 January 1884 &ndash 12 December 1963) was a German politician 1963)
• February 10 - Frederick Hawksworth, GWR Chief mechanical engineer. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Frederick W Hawksworth ( 10 February 1884 &ndash 13 July 1976) was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West (d. 1976)
• February 12
  • Max Beckmann, German painter and graphic artist (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Max Beckmann ( February 12 1884 – December 28 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, Printmaker, 1950)
  • Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mariya Ivanovna Vassiliéva, ( February 12, 1884 &ndash May 14, 1957) better known as Marie Vassilieff, was a Russian 1957)
• February 13 - Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete and inventor (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Alfred Carlton Gilbert ( February 13, 1884 – January 24, 1961) was an American Inventor, athlete, 1961)
• February 14 - Hezekiah M. Washburn, missionary (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Hezekiah M Washburn ( February 14 1884 &ndash July 19 1972) was a pastor and missionary to the Bakuba people of the 1972)
• February 16 - Robert J. Flaherty, American filmmaker (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Robert Joseph Flaherty (16 February 1884 Iron Mountain Michigan - 23 July 1951 Dummerston Vermont) was an American Filmmaker who directed and produced 1951)
• February 18 - Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Andrew Watson Myles ( February 18, 1884 — May 9, 1970) was a Politician in Manitoba, Canada. 1970)
• February 22 - Abe Attell, American boxer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Abraham Washington Attell ( February 22, 1884, in San Francisco California – February 6, 1970, in New Paltz New York 1970)
• March 6 - R. Williams Parry, Welsh poet (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Robert Williams Parry ( 6 March 1884 - 4 January 1956) was one of Wales ' most notable poets in the twentieth century 1956)
• March 13 - Sir Hugh Walpole, English novelist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole ( March 13, 1884 - June 1, 1941) was an English Novelist Biography He was born 1941)
• March 17 - Alcide Nunez, American jazz musician (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Alcide Patrick Nunez ( March 17, 1884 &ndash September 2, 1934) was an early United States Jazz Clarinetist. 1934)
• March 24 - Peter Debye, Dutch chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Peter Joseph William Debye ( March 24 1884 &ndash November 2 1966) was a Dutch physicist and physical chemist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1966)
• March 25 - Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Georges Christian Peter Imbert born March 25, 1884 in Niederstinzel, Lorraine died February 6, 1950 in Saar Union 1950)
• March 26 - Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Wilhelm Backhaus ('Bachaus' on some record labels (b March 26, 1884 Leipzig Germany &ndash d 1969)
• April 4 - Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese naval commander (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Fleet Admiral ( 4 April 1884 – 18 April 1943) was the Commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II a 1943)
• April 6 - Walter Huston, actor (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Walter Huston ( April 6 1884 &ndash April 7 1950) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian -born American actor 1950)
• April 12
  • Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-born physician and biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Otto Fritz Meyerhof ( April 12, 1884 &ndash October 6, 1951) was a German -born Physician and Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1951)
  • Tenby Davies, Welsh half-mile world champion runner (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Frederick Charles Davies (1884-1932 was a world-class Welsh athlete who was better known to the sporting world as ‘ Tenby Davies ’ and who became the half-mile 1932)
• May 1 - Henry Norwest, Canadian World War I sniper (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Henry Norwest MM & Bar ( May 1 1884 in Fort Saskatchewan Alberta &ndash August 18 1918 at Fouquescourt, 1918)
• May 8 - Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1972)
• May 10 - Olga Petrova, English-born actress (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Olga Petrova ( May 10, 1884 – November 30, 1977) was an actress screenwriter and playwright 1977)
• May 14 - Claudius Dornier, German aircraft designer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Claude (Claudius Honoré Desiré Dornier born in Kempten im Allgäu ( May 14, 1884 - December 5, 1969) was a German airplane 1969)
• May 27 - Max Brod, Austrian author (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Max Brod ( May 27, 1884 – December 20, 1968) was an Austrian - Jewish Author, Composer, and Journalist 1968)
• May 28 - Edvard Beneš, Austrian politician (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Edvard Beneš ( pronounced) ( May 28 1884 Kožlany, Bohemia (then part of Austria-Hungary 1948)

July - December

• July 12 - Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Amedeo Clemente Modigliani ( July 12, 1884 &ndash January 24, 1920) was an Italian Artist of Jewish heritage 1920)
• July 15 - Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, Thailand's First Prime Minister (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Phraya Manopakorn Nititada (Thai พระยามโนปกรณ์นิติธาดา born Kon Hutasingha (Thai ก้อน หุตะสิงห์ 1948)
• July 18 - Alberto di Jorio, former head of the Vatican Bank and secretary of the 1958 conclave (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Alberto Cardinal di Jorio ( July 18, 1884, Rome, Italy – September 5, 1979, Rome was a cardinal of the The conclave and its papabili The conclave was held from October 25 to October 28, at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. 1979)
• July 23 - Emil Jannings, Swiss actor (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Emil Jannings ( July 23, 1884 &ndash January 3, 1950) was a German Actor and the first winner of the Academy 1950)
• August 8 - Sara Teasdale, American poet (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Sara Teasdale ( August 8, 1884 – January 29, 1933) was an American lyrical poet. 1933)
• August 10 - Panait Istrati, Romanian writer (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Panait (sometimes rendered as Panaït) Istrati ( August 10 1884 &mdash April 18 1935) was a Romanian writer 1935)
• August 23 - Will Cuppy, American humorist (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire William Jacob "Will" Cuppy ( August 23 1884 – September 19 1949) was an American Humorist and literary critic 1949)
• August 30 - Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Theodor Svedberg ( August 30, 1884 &ndash February 25, 1971) was a Swedish Chemist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1971)
• September 17 - Charles Tomlinson Griffes, American composer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Charles Tomlinson Griffes ( Elmira New York, September 17 1884 &ndash New York City, April 8 1920) was an American 1920)
• September 24
  • İsmet İnönü, Turkish soldier, statesman and the second President of Turkey. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Mustafa İsmet İnönü ( September 24 1884 &ndash December 25, 1973) was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister (d. 1973)
  • September 24 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Hugo Schmeisser ( 24 September 1884 &ndash 12 September 1953) was a German developer of infantry weapons in the 20th century 1953)
• October 7 - Major Harold Geiger, U. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Major Harold C Geiger ( October 7, 1884 - May 17, 1927) born in East Orange New Jersey, a pioneer in Army aviation and ballooning S. Army aviation pioneer (d. 1927)
• October 11
  • Friedrich Bergius, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Friedrich Karl Rudolf Bergius ( October 11, 1884 &ndash March 30, 1949) was a German Chemist known for the Bergius The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1949)
  • Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (ˈɛlɪnɔr ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 11 1884 &ndash November 7 1962 First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1962)
• November 20 - Norman Thomas, American social reformer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Norman Mattoon Thomas ( November 20, 1884 &ndash December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist 1968)
• December 3 - Walther Stampfli, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Walther Stampfli ( December 3, 1884 - October 11, 1965) was a Swiss politician and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1940-1947 This is a list of members of the Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal svizzer 1965)
• December 30 - Tojo Hideki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1948)
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  • M. Louise Gross, American politician and lobbyist (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. M Louise Gross (1884-1951 was secretary to New York city Tammany Hall district leader Thomas F 1951)
  • Richard Spikes, African American inventor (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Richard Spikes (1884-1962 was an African-American engineer from San Francisco, California. 1962)

Deaths

January - June

• January 6 - Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist (b. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Gregor Johann Mendel ( July 20, 1822 &ndash January 6, 1884) was 1822)
• January 25 - Johann Gottfried Piefke, German conductor and composer (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Johann Gottfried Piefke (pronounced "peefke" ( September 9, 1817 &ndash January 25, 1884) was a German conductor 1815)
• March 1 - Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Isaac Todhunter FRS ( November 23, 1820 &ndash March 1, 1884) was an English Mathematician who is best 1820)
• March 21 - Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Ezra Abbot ( April 28, 1819, Jackson Maine &ndash March 21, 1884, Cambridge Massachusetts) was an American biblical 1819)
• April 4 - Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian artist (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Marie Bashkirtseff ( Мария Константиновна Башкирцева; November 11, 1858 &mdash October 31, 1884) was a 1858)
• April 6 - Emanuel Geibel, poet and dramatist (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Emanuel von Geibel ( October 17, 1815 &ndash April 6, 1884) German Poet and Playwright, was born at 1815)
• April 24 - Marie Taglioni, ballerina (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to See also Marie Taglioni ( April 23, 1804 &ndash April 24, 1884) was a famous Italian ballerina of the Romantic ballet 1804)
• May 12 - Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. "Smetana" redirects here For the soured cream see Smetana (dairy product. 1824)
• May 13 - Cyrus McCormick, American inventor (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr ( February 15 1809 &ndash May 13 1884) of Rockbridge County Virginia was an American 1809)
• June 25 - Hans Rott, Austrian composer (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Hans Rott ( 1 August 1858 - 25 June 1884) was an Austrian Composer. 1858)

July - December

• July 1 - Allan Pinkerton, American detective (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Allan Pinkerton (25 August 1819 &ndash 1 July 1884 was a Scottish Detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton Agency, the first 1819)
• July 10 - Paul Morphy, American chess player (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Disambiguation Morphy redirects here For the fictional character nicknamed Morphy see King Morpheus. 1837)
• July 15 - Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley, diplomat (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley KG GCB PC ( 17 June 1804 - 15 July 1884) was a British diplomat 1804)
• October 4 - Leona Florentino, Filipina poet (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Leona Florentino ( April 19, 1849 - October 4, 1884) was a Filipino poet in the Spanish and Ilocano languages 1849)
• October 18 - William VIII, Duke of Brunswick (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid William (Wilhelm August Ludwig Maximilian Friedrich born 25 April 1806 in Brunswick, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – died 18 October 1806)
• November 16 - František Chvostek, Moravian physician (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published František Chvostek (Franz Chvostek May 21, 1835 &ndash November 16, 1884) was an Austrian military Physician. 1835)
• November 25 - Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe, German chemist (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe ( September 27, 1818 &ndash November 25, 1884) was a German Chemist. 1818)
• December 1 - William Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican William Swainson (1809-1884 was born in Lancaster, England in 1809 and educated in Lancaster Grammar School. The Attorney-General is a political office in New Zealand. It is simultaneously a ministerial position and an administrative office and has responsibility for supervising The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 1809)
• December 20 - Domenico Consolini, Roman Catholic Cardinal (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Domenico Cardinal Consolini ( Domenico Antonio Luigi Pacifico Nicola Baldassare Consolini) ( June 7 1806 – December 20 1884) was an 1806)

See also Category: 1884 deaths. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common