1884
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century–19th century–20th century |
| Decades: | 1850s1860s1870s–1880s–1890s1900s1910s |
| Years: | 188118821883–1884–188518861887 |
1884(MDCCCLXXXIV) was aleap yearstarting on Tuesdayof theGregorian calendarand aleap year starting on Sundayof theJulian calendar,the 1884th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 884th year of the2nd millennium,the 84th year of the19th century,and the 5th year of the1880sdecade. As of the start of 1884, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Births[change|change source]
- May 8–Harry S. Truman
- October 11–Eleanor Roosevelt,First Lady of the United States,wife ofFranklin D. Roosevelt(d.1962)
- December 30–Hideki Tōjō,40th Prime Minister of Japan, Led theAttack on Pearl Harbour(d.1948)
Deaths[change|change source]
- January 25–Johann Gottfried Piefke,German conductor and composer (b.1815)
- March 21–Ezra Abbot,American Bible scholar (b.1819)
- April 4–Marie Bashkirtseff,Russian artist (b.1858)
- May 12–Bedrich Smetana,Czech composer (b.1824)
- May 13–Cyrus McCormick,American inventor (b.1809)
- June 25–Hans Rott,Austrian composer (b.1858)
- July 1–Allan Pinkerton,American detective (b.1819)
- July 10–Paul Morphy,American chess player (b.1837)
- November 25–Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe,German chemist (b.1818)