1884

Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s - 1880s - 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s

Years: 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 - 1884 - 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

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Events

• May 1 - the start of the general strike which eventually won the eight-hour workday in the United States. May 1st, called May Day or Labour Day, is now a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country; a few exceptions are Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa, and (oddly enough), the United States. It is also a major holiday in the Communist countries.
• November - Grover Cleveland defeats James G. Blaine in the U.S. presidential election
• December 6 - Washington Monument was completed.
• University of Wales, Bangor - University of Wales Bangor (UK) founded in 18 October 1884. http://www.bangor.ac.uk

Births

• July 23 - Emil Jannings, actor
• October 11: Eleanor Roosevelt, human rights activist, wife of US president

Deaths

• May 12 - Bedrich Smetana, composer
• November 25: Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe, chemist