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July 28, 1884Born on Tuesday July 29, 1884
- Adrianus Kranendonk, Ridderkerk († 1967)
- Alida Maria Seure († 1884)
- Anna Elisabeth van Kampen, Hilversum († 1967)
- Alipio Pimentel, Itapeva, São Paulo, Brasil († 1966)
- Adrianus van Manen, Bergen op Zoom († 1884)
- Adelia "Ada" Martha Farrow, Mason (USA) († 1958)
- Adriana Cornelia Krommenhoek, Schiedam († 1972)
- Abraham Barnes Whorton, Howland, Putnam County, MO († 1975)
- Akke Zwanenburg, Nes, Uitingeradeel († 1937)
- Annechien Kok, Valthermond Borger-Odoorn Drenthe Nederland
Died on Tuesday July 29, 1884
- Adriaan Pasman (0), Ridderkerk
- Bernardine Julie Louise Dibbets (67), Bad Kreuth (Beieren)
- Anna, Catharina Jorissen (76), Oudenbosch (noord-brabant)
- Adriana Cornelia de Roover (69), Baarle-Nassau
- Adriana Prent (68), Ritthem
- Ambros Seale (9), Brazos County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
- Antonia Gijsberta ten Hoven (38), Barneveld
- Anne Marie Melser (82), Zoeterwoude
- Anthonia Gijsberta ten Hoven (36), Barneveld
- Abby Lefferts Lott (73), Flatbush, Long Island, New York
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 29, 1884 at Delpher
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder courant
Born on July 29
- 1876 » Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and acting teacher († 1949)
- 1878 » Don Marquis, American author, poet, and playwright († 1937)
- 1883 » Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy († 1945)
- 1883 » Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author († 1942)
- 1884 » Ralph Austin Bard, American financier and politician, 2nd Under Secretary of the Navy († 1975)
- 1885 » Theda Bara, American actress († 1955)
- 1887 » Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American pianist and composer († 1951)
- 1888 » Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope († 1982)
- 1891 » Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynecologist and academic († 1966)
- 1892 » William Powell, American actor and singer († 1984)
Died on July 29
- 1844 » Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1791)
- 1856 » Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (b. 1810)
- 1857 » Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (b. 1774)
- 1887 » Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy († 1813)
- 1890 » Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
- 1895 » Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (b. 1839)
- 1900 » Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)
- 1908 » Marie Adam-Doerrer (b. 1838)
- 1913 » Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1838)
- 1918 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (b. 1863)
Names that were popular for boys in 1884
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Gerardus
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1884
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Christina
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1884
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
- February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
- February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
- August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
- November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.
- December 10 » Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.
The weather on Tuesday July 29, 1884
The temperature on July 29, 1884 was about 13.9 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI