What Happened in 1884 — Events, Births & Deaths
1884 brings together 12 events, 0 birthdays and 0 deaths recorded across history.
January 1
- January 4
The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
February 1
- February 19
More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
March 2
- March 13
The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
- March 27
A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and burn down the courthouse.
April 1
- April 20
Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus, condemning Freemasonry.
May 1
- May 31
The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
June 1
- June 16
The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
July 1
- July 3
Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
September 1
- September 23
On the night of 23–24 September, the steamship Arctique runs aground near Cape Virgenes leading to the discovery of nearby placer gold, beginning the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.
October 2
- October 6
The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
- October 22
The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
December 1
- December 6
The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.