What Happened In January 1884 In History

Historical Events for January, 1884

• 4th » The Fabian Society is founded in London e.g London, England, United Kingdom.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1884

• 2nd » Ben-Zion Dinur, Russian-Israeli educator, historian and politician (d. 1973)
• 3rd » Raoul Koczalski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1948)
• 12th » Texas Guinan, American actress (d. 1933)
• 13th » Sophie Tucker, Ukrainian-American singer and actress (d. 1966)
• 21st » Roger Nash Baldwin, American author and activist, co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (d. 1981)
• 23rd » Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver (d. 1956)
• 23rd » George McManus, American cartoonist (d. 1954)
• 28th » Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist (d. 1962)
• 29th » Juhan Aavik, Estonian composer (d. 1982)
• 29th » Douglass Cadwallader, American golfer (d. 1971)
• 31st » Theodor Heuss, German politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1963)
• 31st » Nathaniel Moore, American golfer (d. 1910)

Famous Deaths for January 1884

• 6th » Gregor Johann Mendel, Austrian geneticist (b. 1822)
• 17th » Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (b. 1804)
• 25th » Périclès Pantazis, Greek painter (b. 1849)

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