What happened in 1884?

Berlin Conference

Major Events · Berlin, Germany

European powers negotiate the partition of Africa among themselves without African representation.

Sino-French War

Wars & Conflicts · Taiwan Island

Limited conflict (1881–1885) between France and China

Siege of Khartoum

Wars & Conflicts · Khartoum

1885 offensive by Mahdist Forces against British and Egyptian troops

Siege of Tuyên Quang

Wars & Conflicts · Tuyên Quang

1884 siege

Battle of Tamai

Wars & Conflicts · Sudan

1884 battle of the Mahdist War

Capture of Hung Hoa

Wars & Conflicts · Phú Thọ

1884 battle in the Tonkin Campaign

Battle of Yu Oc

Wars & Conflicts

1884 battle

First and Second Battles of El Teb

Wars & Conflicts · El Teb

1884 battle

Battle of Fuzhou

Wars & Conflicts · Fuzhou

1884 battle between China and France

Battle of Tamsui

Wars & Conflicts · Tamsui District

1884 battle

Colombian Civil War of 1884-1885

Wars & Conflicts · Colombia

Battle of Tshaneni

Wars & Conflicts

1884 battle in Zululand, South Africa

Conquest of the Desert

Wars & Conflicts · Q1507

1870's-80's Argentine campaign in Patagonia

Bắc Ninh Campaign

Wars & Conflicts

Treaty of Huế

Politics & Government · Huế

1884 treaty establishing French colonial rule in Vietnam

London Convention

Politics & Government · London

1884 treaty between the United Kingdom and the South African Republic after the First Boer War

Russia–Korea Treaty of 1884

Politics & Government · Hanseongbu

1884 treaty between Russia and Korea

Gregor Mendel died

People · Brno

Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)

Eduard Rüppell died

People · Frankfurt

German naturalist and explorer (1794-1884)

George Engelmann died

People · St. Louis

German-American physician and botanist (1809-1884)

Bedřich Smetana died

People · Prague

Czech composer

Muteesa I of Buganda died

People · Kasubi Tombs

King of Buganda (1837–1884)

Marie Bashkirtseva died

People · Paris

Ukrainian-French artist

Jean-Baptiste Dumas died

People · Cannes

French chemist (1800–1884)

Charles Adolphe Wurtz died

People · Paris

French chemist (1817–1884)

Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe died

People · Leipzig

German chemist (1818–1884)

Hermann Schlegel died

People · Leiden

German ornithologist and herpetologist (1804-1884)

Cyrus McCormick died

People · Chicago

American inventor and businessman (1809–1884)

Paul Pogge died

People · Luanda

German explorer (1838-1884)

Richard Böhm died

People · Katanga Province

German zoologist and explorer (1854-1884)

James B. Lockwood died

People · Canadian Arctic Archipelago

American arctic explorer (1852–1884)

Robert Christian Avé-Lallemant died

People · Lübeck

German physician and explorer (1812–1884)

Gustavo Bianchi died

People · Afar Triangle

Italian explorer (1845-1884)

Carla Serena died

People · Athens

Belgian author (1824-1884)

Mary Nichols died

People · London

American campaigner for medical innovation, marriage reform, and women's rights (1810-1884)

Eduard Totleben died

People · Bad Soden am Taunus

Baltic German engineer and statesman (1818-1884)

Gotthilf Hagen died

People · Berlin

German physicist (1797–1884)

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt died

People · Athens

Astronomer and geophysicist from Germany (1825-1884)

Jean-Augustin Barral died

People · Fontenay-sous-Bois

French agronomist and balloonist (1819–1884)

Eugène Bourdon died

People · 11th arrondissement of Paris

French clockwork maker and inventor (1808-1884)

Carlo Alberto Castigliano died

People · Milan

Italian mathematician (1847–1884)

Isaac Todhunter died

People · Cambridge

English mathematician (1820-1884)

Philipp von Jolly died

People · Munich

German physicist and mathematician (1809–1884)

Heinrich Berghaus died

People · Szczecin

German geographer, cartographer and teacher (1797–1884)

Wilhelm Engerth died

People · Baden

Austrian architect and engineer (1814-1884)

Robert Angus Smith died

People · Glasgow

British chemist (1817-84)

Siegfried Heinrich Aronhold died

People · Berlin

German mathematician (1819–1884)

Alexander Wood died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish physician

Charles Tulasne died

People · Hyères

French mycologist (1816-1884)

Samuel Rowbotham died

People · London

British writer (1816–1884)

Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues died

People · Göttingen

German astronomer (1827–1884)

Marian Kowalski died

People · Kazan

Polish astronomer (1821-1884)

François-Napoléon-Marie Moigno died

People · Saint-Denis

French cleric-scientist (1804-1884)

John Birmingham died

People · Tuam

Irish astronomer, amateur geologist, polymath and poet (1816–1884)

Matsusaburō Yokoyama died

People · Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachimangū

Japanese photographer and painter (1838-1884)

Mansfield Lovell died

People · New York City

Confederate Army general (1822–1884)

Jakub Natanson died

People · Warsaw

Polish chemist (1832–1884)

Benjamin Alvord died

People · Washington, D.C.

Union Army general (1813-1884)

Hans Hübner died

People · Göttingen

German chemist (1837-1884)

Hermann Friedrich Bonorden died

People · Herford

German physician and mycologist (1801–1884)

Godfrey Weitzel died

People · Philadelphia

Major general in the Union army during the American Civil War (1835-1884)

Stéphane Mony died

People · Blomard

French politician and engineer (1800–1884)

Sylvester Marsh died

People · Concord

American engineer

Théodose Du Moncel died

People · Paris

French writer (1821-1884)

Izrael Abraham Staffel died

People · Warsaw

Polish inventor, watchmaker (1814-1884)

Paul Thénard died

People · Talmay

French agronomist and chemist (1819-1884)

Édouard d'Huart died

People · Achêne

Belgian politician (1800-1884)

Mountifort Longfield died

People · Dublin

Irish economist and lawyer (1802–1884)

John Turnbull Thomson died

People · Invercargill

British surveyor (1821-1884)

Wendel Bollman died

People · Baltimore

American civil engineer

Edward Israel died

People · Cape Sabine

American astronomer and polar explorer

Georg Steenke died

People · Elbląg

German architect (1801–1884)

Joseph-Pons d'Arnaud died

People · Chatou

French explorer and engineer (1813–1884)

Robert Empie Rogers died

People · Baltimore

American chemist (1813-1884)

Franz Gehring died

People · Penzing

German writer

Eugenius Birch died

People · Shoreditch

British architect

Charles Manby died

People · Westminster

Engineer (1804-1884)

Athanasius Diedrich Wackerbarth died

People · Uppsala

Astronomer

Edmond Hanssens died

People · Vivi

Belgian explorer

Alexander Caulfield Anderson died

People · Saanich

Canadian explorer (1814-1884)

Eugène Duflot de Mofras died

People · Toulouse

French scientist and explorer (1810-1884)

George W. Rice died

People · Cape Sabine

Canadian photographer (1855-1884)

Alexander Ross died

People · Urquhart and Logie Wester

Scottish missionary (1838-1884)

John Jackson Oakden died

People · Yeaveley

Pastoralist, explorer, runholder

Juan Bautista Alberdi died

People · Neuilly-sur-Seine

Argentinian politician, lawyer and diplomat (1810–1884)

Johann Gottfried Piefke died

People · Frankfurt (Oder)

Prussian composer and conductor (1815-1884)

Hans Rott died

People · Vienna

Austrian composer (1858–1884)

Louis Lacombe died

People · Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

French composer (1818–1884)

Louis Ehlert died

People · Wiesbaden

German composer

Henry James Byron died

People · Manchester

British writer and theatre manager (1835–1884)

Sigmund Lebert died

People · Stuttgart

Composer (1821–1884)

Josefine Gallmeyer died

People · Vienna

Austrian stage actor (1838-1884)

Gustav Reichardt died

People · Berlin

German composer (1797–1884)

Ludwig Stark died

People · Stuttgart

German composer, pianist and musicologist (1831-1884)

Amalie Haizinger died

People · Vienna

German actress (1800-1884)

Adelino Fontoura died

People · Lisbon

Brazilian actor (1859–1884)

Karl August Görner died

People · Hamburg

German actor, director and playwright (1806-1884)

João Anastácio Rosa died

People · Lisbon

Portuguese actor and artist

Emilie da Fonseca died

People · Copenhagen

Norwegian stage actress (1803-1884)

Rose Massey died

People · New York City

British actress

Frank Chanfrau died

People · Jersey City

American actor and comedian (1824-1884)

Leonora Wigan died

People · Gipsy Hill

English actress

Moritz Kässmayer died

People · Vienna

Composer (1831-1884)

Friedrich Hassel died

People · Prague

Child actor, actor and stage actor (1815-1884)

Harry S. Truman born

People · Lamar

Born in Lamar. President of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972).

Eleanor Roosevelt born

People · Manhattan

Born in Manhattan. American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962).

Hideki Tojo born

People · Kōjimachi-ku

Born in Kōjimachi-ku. Japanese general and politician (1884–1948).

İsmet İnönü born

People · İzmir

Born in İzmir. 2nd President of the Republic of Turkey (1884–1973).

Rajendra Prasad born

People · Ziradei Block

Born in Ziradei Block. Indian statesman, lawyer and writer (1884–1963); first President of India.

Isoroku Yamamoto born

People · Nagaoka

Born in Nagaoka. Japanese Marshal Admiral (1884–1943).

Yevgeny Zamyatin born

People · Lebedyan

Born in Lebedyan. Russian author (1884–1937).

Edvard Beneš born

People · Kožlany

Born in Kožlany. Czechoslovak politician (1884-1948).

Theodor Heuss born

People · Brackenheim

Born in Brackenheim. German journalist and politician (1884-1963).

Edward Sapir born

People · Lębork

Born in Lębork. American linguist and anthropologist (1884-1939).

Édouard Daladier born

People · Carpentras

Born in Carpentras. French politician (1884-1970).

Vincent Auriol born

People · Revel

Born in Revel. 16th President of the French Republic (1884–1966).

Lion Feuchtwanger born

People · Munich

Born in Munich. German writer (1884-1958).

Max Beckmann born

People · Leipzig

Born in Leipzig. German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer (1884–1950).

Gaston Bachelard born

People · Bar-sur-Aube

Born in Bar-sur-Aube. French writer and philosopher (1884-1962).

Max Brod born

People · Prague

Born in Prague. Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968).

Georges Duhamel born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French writer (1884–1966).

Anton Drexler born

People · Munich

Born in Munich. German politician (1884-1942).

Franz Halder born

People · Würzburg

Born in Würzburg. German general (1884–1972).

Rudolf Bultmann born

People · Wiefelstede

Born in Wiefelstede. German theologian (1884–1976).

Walter von Reichenau born

People · Karlsruhe

Born in Karlsruhe. German field marshal (1884–1942).

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi born

People · Poltava

Born in Poltava. 2nd President of Israel (1952–1963) - (1884–1963).

Halide Edib Adıvar born

People · Istanbul

Born in Istanbul. Turkish social reformer and statesperson (1884–1964).

Antonín Zápotocký born

People · Zákolany

Born in Zákolany. Czech politician (1884–1957).

Étienne Gilson born

People · 7th arrondissement of Paris

Born in 7th arrondissement of Paris. French historian and philosopher (1884-1978).

Sara Teasdale born

People · St. Louis

Born in St. Louis. American writer and poet (1884–1933).

Claude Auchinleck born

People · Aldershot

Born in Aldershot. British World War II Army commander (1884–1981).

Zofia Nałkowska born

People · Warsaw

Born in Warsaw. Polish prose writer, journalist & dramatist (1884-1954).

Johan Laidoner born

People · Viiratsi

Born in Viiratsi. Estonian general and politician (1884-1953).

Jules Supervielle born

People · Montevideo

Born in Montevideo. French writer (1884–1960).

Béla Balázs born

People · Szeged

Born in Szeged. Hungarian film critic, aesthetician, writer and poet (1884–1949).

Ivan Maisky born

People · Kirillov

Born in Kirillov. Soviet diplomat (1884-1975).

Philipp Frank born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian academic (*1884 – †1966).

George Sarton born

People · Ghent

Born in Ghent. Belgian-American historian of science (1884–1956).

Pedro Pablo Ramírez born

People · La Paz

Born in La Paz. 22nd President of Argentina (1885–1962).

Willem Marinus Dudok born

People · Amsterdam

Born in Amsterdam. Dutch modernist architect best known for his design of Hilversum Town Hall (1884-1974).

Nataliia Polonska-Vasylenko born

People · Kharkiv

Born in Kharkiv. Ukrainian historian.

Andrei Bubnov born

People · Ivanovo

Born in Ivanovo. Russian revolutionary leader (1884-1938).

Thomas Blamey born

People · Wagga Wagga

Born in Wagga Wagga. Australian general of the First and Second World Wars (1884-1951).

Alice Milliat born

People · Nantes

Born in Nantes. Pioneer of women's sport (1884–1957).

Georg Lindemann born

People · Osterburg

Born in Osterburg. German general (1884–1963).

Ömer Seyfettin born

People · Gönen

Born in Gönen. Ottoman writer, teacher and soldier (1884–1920).

Yasuji Okamura born

People · Yotsuya-ku

Born in Yotsuya-ku. Japanese general (1884-1966).

Hermann Boehm born

People · Rybnik

Born in Rybnik. German admiral (1884-1972).

Alfredo Baldomir born

People

Born. President of Uruguay (1884-1948).

Marcel Granet born

People · Luc-en-Diois

Born in Luc-en-Diois. French sociologist (1884-1940).

Carl Osburn born

People · St. Helena

Born in St. Helena. Olympic American shooter and 11-time Olympic medalist..

Cesare Maria De Vecchi born

People · Casale Monferrato

Born in Casale Monferrato. Italian politician (1884–1959).

József Rády born

People · Szekszárd

Born in Szekszárd. Hungarian military officer, fencer (1884–1957).

Jean-Richard Bloch born

People · 8th arrondissement of Paris

Born in 8th arrondissement of Paris. French critic, novelist and playwright (1884-1947).

Juhan Aavik born

People · Holstre

Born in Holstre. Estonian composer and conductor (1884–1982).

Félix Gouin born

People · Peypin

Born in Peypin. French politician and jurist, temporary Prime Minister of France (1884-1977).

Empress Teimei born

People · Nishikichō

Born in Nishikichō. Japanese empress consort (1884–1951).

Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV born

People · Mysore

Born in Mysore. King of Mysore (1884–1940).

Jusztinián György Serédi born

People · Diakovce

Born in Diakovce. Hungarian Catholic cardinal (1884-1945).

Ali bin Hamud Al Busaidi born

People · Zanzibar Islands

Born in Zanzibar Islands. Sultan of Zanzibar (1884-1918).

John Maurice Clark born

People · Northampton

Born in Northampton. American economist (1884–1963).

Ion Inculeț born

People · Răzeni

Born in Răzeni. President of Moldova (1884-1940).

Musbah bint Nasser born

People · Mecca

Born in Mecca. Queen consort of Jordan (1884–1961).

Temple University

Science & Technology

Public research university in Philadelphia, United States

Abbadia Castle

Science & Technology

Castle in France

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Science & Technology

Cancer treatment and research institution in New York City, United States

Ferris State University

Science & Technology

University in Big Rapids, Michigan

University of Miyazaki

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

Haskell Indian Nations University

Science & Technology

Tribal university in Lawrence, Kansas

Northwestern State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Louisiana, USA

Woodbury University

Science & Technology

Private college in California, USA

National University of Food Technologies

Science & Technology

University in Kyiv, Ukraine

Sophiahemmet

Science & Technology

Hospital in Sweden

Mississippi University for Women

Science & Technology

University in Columbus, Mississippi, USA

Philadelphia University

Science & Technology · East Falls

Former university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Military Medical Academy (Serbia)

Science & Technology

Medical center in Belgrade, Serbia

Evangelismos Hospital

Science & Technology · Athens

Hospital in Athens, Greece

Kanto Gakuin University

Science & Technology

University in Yokohama, Japan

Scuola vaticana di paleografia, diplomatica e archivistica

Science & Technology · Vatican Apostolic Archives

Meyer Children's Hospital

Science & Technology

Pediatric hospital in Italy

Red House Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in China

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Singapore

New York Cancer Hospital

Science & Technology

Former hospital in New York, United States

Osaka Jogakuin College

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Montefiore Medical Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in The Bronx, New York City

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

Science & Technology

Hospital in Rhode Island, United States

Bangor University

Science & Technology

Welsh institute of higher education

Naval War College

Science & Technology

Staff college of the United States Navy

Central Christian College of Kansas

Science & Technology

Evangelical Christian college in McPherson, Kansas, affiliated with the Free Methodist Church

Osaka Shin-ai College

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Saint John's Seminary

Science & Technology

Roman Catholic seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts, United States

Arles bust

Exploration & Discovery · Musée départemental de l'Arles antique

Presumed bust of Caesar

Thomas Friant

Exploration & Discovery

Wooden-hulled ferry (later fish tug)

Gairloch

Exploration & Discovery · Ōakura

Late 19th century Northern Steamship Company ship in New Zealand, sunk in 1903

Suakin Expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Suakin

1884 British military expedition as part of the Mahdist War

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Lodz

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption

Religion & Belief Systems · Port-au-Prince

Roman Catholic cathedral in Port-au-Prince

Cathedral of St Joseph

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic Romanesque Revival cathedral in Bucharest, Romania

Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural heritage monument of Armenia

Knesset Eliyahoo

Religion & Belief Systems

Sephardic synagogue in Mumbai

Versailles Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Yvelines, in France

Cathedral of the Birth of Mary

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Synagogue of Turin

Religion & Belief Systems

Jewish place of worship in Turin, Italy

Ozan mosque, Ganja

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Ganja, Azerbaijan

Bydgoszcz Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Bydgoszcz Synagogue

Immaculate Conception Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in St. George's, Grenada

Magen David Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Kolkata

St. Peter's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States

Great Synagogue of Tallinn

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Tallinn, Estonia

Medan Cathedral Parish

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Medan, Indonesia

Synagogue in Kłodzko

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Poland

Synagoge

Religion & Belief Systems · City

Synagogue on Löwenstrasse in the city of Zürich, Switzerland

St John's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in China

Peter and Paul Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral, cultural heritage, architectural landmark in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Former synagogue in Kladno

Religion & Belief Systems

Haj Nigmatulla Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Russia

Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems · New City North

Sacred building in Bienne in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Al-Musaytibah Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Beirut

Synagogue of Oude Pekela

Religion & Belief Systems · Oude Pekela

Former synagogue of Oude Pekela

Synagoge Witten

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagoge in Witten, Germany

Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Luzhny)

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of Petrópolis

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic cathedral in Petrópolis, Brazil

Basílica de São Pedro

Religion & Belief Systems · São Sebastião

Church building in Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal

Grand Temple de Lyon

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, France

Kragujevac Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Kragujevac, Serbia

St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in New South Wales, Australia

Tornio Orthodox Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Tornio, Finland

St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Jersey City, New Jersey

Lazi Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish church in Lazi, Siquijor, Philippines

Saint Basil Cathedral (Tripoli)

Religion & Belief Systems · Tripoli

Orthodox cathedral in Tripoli Municipality, Greece

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

church of St. Mary Major

Religion & Belief Systems · Dierico

Church building in Dierico, Paularo, Italy

Caraga Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Davao Oriental, Philippines

Roslindale Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

Monastery Saint Claire

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery of St Clare on Tremor Hill in southern Nazareth, Israel

Tsaiyuan Dong'an Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Taoist temple at Tsaiyuan Village Magong Penghu 880 Taiwan

Saint Nicholas' church in Lunca Frumoasă, Buzău

Religion & Belief Systems · Lunca Frumoasă

Heritage site in Buzău County, Romania

Saint Nicholas Orthodox cathedral in Armavir

Religion & Belief Systems

National Shrine of the North American Martyrs

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Glen, United States of America

Christ Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in South Pittsburg, Tennessee

Christ Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Church of Our Most Merciful Saviour

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Nebraska, United States of America

Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in South Dakota, United States of America

Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Adams, United States of America

Saint Paul's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Missouri, United States of America

Snow Creek Methodist Church and Burying Ground

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in North Carolina, United States of America

Calvary Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in McDonough, New York, United States

Buffalo Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in West Virginia, United States of America

First Evangelical Reformed Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

Coddle Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Session House and Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Mooresville, United States of America

Emmanuel Church of the Evangelical Association of Binghamton

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Grace Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Jamestown, United States of America

Manasquan Friends Meetinghouse and Burying Ground

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

Salina Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Utah, United States of America

Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua (Brno-Pisárky)

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in the Czech Republic

Saint Barbara chapel in Pietraszyn

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Pietraszyn, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

St Carthage's Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Lismore

Church in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland

Old Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church building in Lakeport, South Dakota, United States

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic church in Apple Creek, Missouri

St. Peters Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Worcester, United States of America

Wayside cross in Mokrá Hora

Religion & Belief Systems

Rectory of the Saint Barbara parochy in Warsaw

Religion & Belief Systems

Breitling

Economy & Trade · Grenchen

Swiss luxury watchmaker

Victorinox

Economy & Trade · Ibach

Swiss manufacturer of Swiss Army Knives, cutlery, watches, travel gear, and fragrances

NCR Corporation

Economy & Trade · Atlanta

American software, consulting and technology company

Telkom Indonesia

Economy & Trade · Bandung

State-owned telecommunication company in Indonesia

Rowenta

Economy & Trade · Erbach

French household appliance brand owned by Groupe SEB

German East Africa Company

Economy & Trade · Düsseldorf

Company

Schott AG

Economy & Trade · Mainz

German technology company specializing in glass and glass ceramics

BRIO

Economy & Trade · Malmö

Swedish toy company

Völkl

Economy & Trade · Baar

Company

Anthon Berg

Economy & Trade · Ballerup

Danish chocolatier and a brand of Toms International

Dabur

Economy & Trade · Ghaziabad

Indian manufacturer

Landini

Economy & Trade · Fabbrico

Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Economy & Trade · Happy Valley

Non-profit organisation and company limited in Hong Kong

Furukawa Electric

Economy & Trade · Ōtemachi

Japanese electric and electronics equipment company

Financial Group Banamex

Economy & Trade · Mexico City

Mexican financial group

Edison

Economy & Trade · Milan

Italian electric utility company

Omya

Economy & Trade · Oftringen

Producer of industrial minerals, mainly fillers and pigments derived from calcium carbonate and dolomite, and a worldwide distributor of specialty chemicals

Era Watch Company

Economy & Trade · Les Genevez

Company

Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing

Economy & Trade · Rahway

Company formed by Nikola Tesla in 1884

Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau

Economy & Trade · Senado Square

Company

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado

Economy & Trade · Santiago commune

State-owned railway company of Chile

Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá

Economy & Trade · Bogotá

Bogotá government-owned telecommunications company

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

Economy & Trade · Kolkata

Indian shipbuilders in Kolkata

Jaeger

Economy & Trade · London

Fashion brand

Express Werke

Economy & Trade · Bavaria

Manufactured bicycles and motorcycles

Lemania

Economy & Trade · L'Orient

Company, watch manufacturer

Joy Global

Economy & Trade · Milwaukee

American company that manufactures and services heavy machinery used in underground and surface mining

Kiewit Corporation

Economy & Trade · Omaha

American construction company

Banque de Tunisie

Economy & Trade · Tunis

Tunisian bank

Marion Power Shovel Company

Economy & Trade · Marion

An American company (1884-1997), which created excavators, drilling rigs for the construction and mining industries, supplied excavators for the construction of the Panama Canal, for NASA

Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc

Economy & Trade · Dublin

Provider of personal financial services in Ireland

Currys

Economy & Trade · London

Electrical retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Croatia osiguranje

Economy & Trade · Zagreb

Croatian insurance company based in Zagreb

Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies

Economy & Trade · Ipswich

British agricultural machinery maker

Stock Spirits Group

Economy & Trade · Wooburn Green

Europen alcohol beverage company

ArcelorMittal Hunedoara

Economy & Trade · Hunedoara

Steel mill in Transylvania, Romania

Peacocks

Economy & Trade · Cardiff

Fashion retail chain based in Cardiff, Wales

Triumph Engineering

Economy & Trade · Meriden

British motorcycle manufacturer 1885-1983

Techniker Krankenkasse

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

Substitute insurance and carrier of the statutory health insurance

Bunge y Born

Economy & Trade · Buenos Aires

Former multinational corporation in Argentina

J. Lyons and Co.

Economy & Trade · London

Former British restaurant-chain, food-manufacturing, and hotel conglomerate

Bjølsen Valsemølle

Economy & Trade

Cultural property in Oslo, Norway

Corona

Economy & Trade · Porth

Brand of carbonated beverage

Lone Star Brewing Company

Economy & Trade · San Antonio

Brewery in Texas

J. Lauritzen

Economy & Trade · Hellerup

Danish shipping company

P&H Mining

Economy & Trade · Milwaukee

Equipment manufacturer

Thrifty White Pharmacy

Economy & Trade · Plymouth

Pharmacy chain fully owned by employees

Banco de Talca

Economy & Trade · Talca

Defunct Chilean bank

Batesville Casket Company

Economy & Trade · Batesville

Company headquartered in Batesville, Indiana, US

Coventry Building Society

Economy & Trade · Coventry

British building society based in Coventry

Interserve

Economy & Trade · Reading

UK business

Northrup-King

Economy & Trade · Minneapolis

American business selling seeds

Miles Laboratories

Economy & Trade · Elkhart

American pharmacetical and health care company

Bydgoskie Fabryki Mebli

Economy & Trade · Bydgoszcz

Furniture company, Bydgoszcz, 19th, 20th and 21st century

Ranheim Papirfabrikk

Economy & Trade · Ranheim

Norwegian industrial company

Rauch and Lang

Economy & Trade · Cleveland

American electric automobile manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio

Todd Corporation

Economy & Trade · Wellington

New Zealand electricity generator company

Banca Cambiano 1884 S.p.A.

Economy & Trade · Castelfiorentino

Chiesmans

Economy & Trade · London

Former British department store group

John C. Winston Company

Economy & Trade · Arch Street

Philadelphia book publisher, 1884 to 1960, original specialty Bibles

Fairfield Enterprises

Economy & Trade · London

Importer and distributer of machinery and spare parts.

Nordwolle

Economy & Trade · Bremen

Former company that processed wool and worsted in Delmenhorst, Germany

Clyde Locomotive Company

Economy & Trade · Glasgow

Former locomotive manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland

Co-operative Permanent Building Society

Economy & Trade · London

UK business

Aztec Land & Cattle Company

Economy & Trade · Holbrook

Cattle company that operated in northern Arizona Territory between 1884 and 1902

Charles Jacquin et Cie

Economy & Trade · Philadelphia

Foods and Beverages Producer & Wholeseller

Parvathy Mills Limited

Economy & Trade · Kollam

Indian textile company

Laycock Engineering

Economy & Trade · Millhouses

UK business

Propero

Economy & Trade · New York City

Educational website

Pacific Coast Feather Company

Economy & Trade · Seattle

Bedding manufacturer

Exposition internationale de la Société de Géographie de Toulouse

Economy & Trade · Toulouse

First British Occupation of Sudan

Economy & Trade

Granada earthquake of 25 December 1884

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Spain

1884 Colchester earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Occurred on the morning of 22 April 1884 at 09:18

Home Office Baby

Social Movements & Revolutions · Colsterworth

Protest

Chichibu Incident

Social Movements & Revolutions · Chichibu district

Large-scale peasant revolt in November 1884 in Chichibu, Saitama, a short distance from Japan's capital. It lasted about two weeks.

Garibaldi Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Rome

Palazzo Bianco

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Genoa, Italy

Alexander's Cathedral

Architecture & Engineering · Narva

Lutheran church building in Narva, Estonia

Church of St. George

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Varaždin, Croatia

St. Barbara Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Heim Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Hemne, Norway

Cathkin Park

Architecture & Engineering · Glasgow

Municipal park in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Saint Peter's Church

Architecture & Engineering · Tartu

Church building in Tartu, Estonia

St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Moscow

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Moscow, Russia

Mosvik Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Aggborough

Architecture & Engineering · Kidderminster

English football stadium

Taj Mahal Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Taj Mahal Palace,Bhopal

Evangelical Church in Zagreb

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Zagreb, Croatia

Saura Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Gildeskål, Norway

Bjorbekk Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Arendal, Agder, Norway

Brydalen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tynset, Innlandet, Norway

San Gennaro al Vomero, Naples

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Naples, Italy

Færvik Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Arendal, Agder, Norway

Roholte Church

Architecture & Engineering · Roholte

Church in Faxe Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark

Singsås Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Midtre Gauldal, Norway

Justøy Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Lillesand, Agder, Norway

Sæbø Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Alver, Norway

Sacred Heart Church St Kilda

Architecture & Engineering · St Kilda

Heritage listed church in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Drogheda

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Drogheda, Republic of Ireland

All Saints Church

Architecture & Engineering · Highbrook

Church in Highbrook, West Sussex, England, UK

St Mary's Chapel, High Legh

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II* listed church in High Legh, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK

St Michael and All Angels Church

Architecture & Engineering · Headingley

Church in Headingley, UK

St Mary's Church, Pulford

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Pulford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

SS. Cyril and Methodius in Lemont

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lemont, United States

St Mawes' Church, St Mawes

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in St. Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall, England, UK

Church of All Saints

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Matlock Town, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK

St Cuthbert's, Earls Court

Architecture & Engineering · Earl's Court

Church in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, UK

St. Mary's Church, Southampton

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Southampton, UK

Sant'Antonio di Padova, Turin

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Turin, Italy

St Peter's Church, Rock Ferry

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

St Agnes' Church, Moseley

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

All Saints' Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lakeland, Florida, United States

St Luke's Church, Torver

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Cumbria, England, UK

Pilgrim Congregational Church

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church in Massachusetts, United States

Addison Street Congregational Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in United Kingdom

All Saints Anglican Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Woodlands, Canada

Greenwood Union Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

Bethel Chapel AME Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Missouri, United States of America

St Nicholas' Church, Wrea Green

Architecture & Engineering · Wrea Green

Grade II listed church in Ribby-with-Wrea, Fylde, Lancashire, England, UK

Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary-Catholic

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sawyer, United States of America

Yatsushiro-gū

Architecture & Engineering · Yatsushiro Castle

Shinto shrine in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple

Houses of Parliament

Architecture & Engineering

Houses of Parliament of South Africa

Dama del paraigua

Architecture & Engineering · Barcelona Zoo

Church of the Resurrection

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Bandstand dedicated to the Transexual Sonia

Architecture & Engineering · Parc de la Ciutadella

Bandstand in the Ciutadella Park in Barcelona

Font d'Hèrcules

Architecture & Engineering · Jardins i brolladors

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Białystok

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Białystok, Poland

Sts. Cyril and Methodius and St. Alexander Nevsky church, Plovdiv

Architecture & Engineering

Church of the Ascension

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kyiv, Ukraine

Palácio de Cristal (Petrópolis)

Architecture & Engineering

Event space in Petrópolis, Brazil

Nativity of Virgin Mary church in Liuboml

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Liuboml, Ukraine

St. Elijah monastery

Architecture & Engineering · historical city centre of Odesa

Palace of Arts

Architecture & Engineering

Church of Saint Nino in Mtatsminda

Architecture & Engineering · Tbilisi

Church building and cultural heritage monument in Tbilisi

Logan Utah Temple

Architecture & Engineering

temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Logan, Utah, United States

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Architecture & Engineering

cathedral church located in San Angelo, Texas, United States

Robert Frost Farm

Architecture & Engineering

National Historic Landmark

Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site

Architecture & Engineering

Historic site in upstate New York, USA, marking a 1777 battlefield

Lovely Lane Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Maryland, United States of America

Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Idaho, United States

Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral

Architecture & Engineering

listed on the NRHP in New York

Andy Gibson

Architecture & Engineering

steamboat in the United States of America

Saint Joseph's Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Michigan, United States of America

Fourth Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Richmond, United States of America

Chapel of the Holy Cross

Architecture & Engineering

which serves the Holderness School

Forte Heideck

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Sexten, Italy

Yorktown Victory Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Yorktown, Virginia, U.S

Chapelle de la Villa Algérienne

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel located in Gironde, in France

Shihciouling Gun Emplacement

Architecture & Engineering

Sacred Heart Church, Exeter

Architecture & Engineering

Parish church in Exeter, Devon, England, UK

Australian cricket team in England in 1884

Sports & Entertainment · England

Cricket tour

Hungarian State Opera House

Sports & Entertainment · Budapest

Neo-Renaissance opera house in Budapest

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Sports & Entertainment · Dorneyville

Amusement park in Pennsylvania

Pori Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Stone-Pori

Theatre in Pori, Filand

Gaiety Theatre, Manchester

Sports & Entertainment

Former theatre in Manchester, England (1884-1959)

Klicpera's Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Teatro Zorrilla

Sports & Entertainment · Valladolid

Theatre in Valladolid, Spain

Korolyevskiy Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Former theatre in Tomsk, Russia

Teatro Martí

Sports & Entertainment

Neoclassical theater in Havana, Cuba

Fischer Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Former theater in Danville, Illinois, United States

New Theatre Royal

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Portsmouth, England

Beurs van Berlage

Sports & Entertainment · Amsterdam

Building in Amsterdam

German colonial empire founded

Empires & Countries · Berlin

German colonial empire was founded, with its capital at Berlin.

German South-West Africa founded

Empires & Countries · Windhoek

German South-West Africa was founded, with its capital at Windhoek.

Kamerun founded

Empires & Countries · Yaoundé

Kamerun was founded, with its capital at Yaoundé.

Spanish Sahara founded

Empires & Countries · Laayoune

Spanish Sahara was founded, with its capital at Laayoune.

British Somaliland founded

Empires & Countries · Hargeisa

British Somaliland was founded, with its capital at Hargeisa.

Basutoland founded

Empires & Countries · Maseru

Basutoland was founded, with its capital at Maseru.

Kingdom of Lunda dissolved

Empires & Countries

Kingdom of Lunda ceased to exist.

Lanfang Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Mandor

Lanfang Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Mandor.

Nieuwe Republiek founded

Empires & Countries · Vryheid

Nieuwe Republiek was founded, with its capital at Vryheid.

Isaaq chieftainship dissolved

Empires & Countries · Thun

Isaaq chieftainship ceased to exist, having been centered at Thun.

Duchy of Oleśnica dissolved

Empires & Countries · Oleśnica

Duchy of Oleśnica ceased to exist, having been centered at Oleśnica.

German New Guinea founded

Empires & Countries · Rabaul

German New Guinea was founded, with its capital at Rabaul.

Togoland founded

Empires & Countries · Lomé

Togoland was founded, with its capital at Lomé.

French Annam founded

Empires & Countries · Huế

French Annam was founded, with its capital at Huế.

British New Guinea founded

Empires & Countries · Port Moresby

British New Guinea was founded, with its capital at Port Moresby.

Gedera founded

Empires & Countries

Gedera was founded.