1884
Hermann Wlach, Austrian-Swiss actor (died 1962)
Hermann Wlach was an Austrian stage and film actor.
Hermann Wlach, Austrian-Swiss actor (died 1962)
The 1880s
Explore 1429 historical events from 1880–1889.
1884
Harry Dean, English cricketer and coach (died 1957)
Harry Dean was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and England.
Harry Dean, English cricketer and coach (died 1957)
1884
Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourger-American author and publisher (died 1967)
Hugo Gernsback was a Luxembourgish American editor and magazine publisher whose publications included the first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. For his significant contr…
Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourger-American author and publisher (died 1967)
1884
Rudolf Bultmann, German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg (died 1976)
Rudolf Karl Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian and professor of the New Testament at the University of Marburg. He was one of the major figures of early 20th-century biblica…
Rudolf Bultmann, German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg (died 1976)
1884
Chandler Egan, American golfer and architect (died 1936)
Henry Chandler Egan was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect of the early 20th century.
Chandler Egan, American golfer and architect (died 1936)
1884
Will Cuppy, American author and critic (died 1949)
William Jacob Cuppy was an American humorist and literary critic, known for his satirical books about nature and historical figures.
Will Cuppy, American author and critic (died 1949)
1884
Earl Derr Biggers, American author and playwright (died 1933)
Earl Derr Biggers was an American novelist and playwright. His novels featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan were adapted into popular films made in the Un…
Earl Derr Biggers, American author and playwright (died 1933)
1884
Vincent Auriol, French lawyer and politician, President of the French Republic (died 1966)
Vincent Jules Auriol was President of France from 1947 to 1954. A member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), he was the first president elected under the Fo…
Vincent Auriol, French lawyer and politician, President of the French Republic (died 1966)
1884
Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian artist (died 1961)
Hilda Rix Nicholas was an Australian artist. Born in the Victorian city of Ballarat, she studied under a leading Australian Impressionist, Frederick McCubbin, at the National Galle…
Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian artist (died 1961)
1884
Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (died 1947)
Sigurd Richard Engelbrekt Wallén was a Swedish actor, film director, and singer.
Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (died 1947)
1884
Ogden L. Mills, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937)
Ogden Livingston Mills was an American lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Treasury in President Herbert Hoover's cabinet, during which …
Ogden L. Mills, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937)
1884
Denis G. Lillie, British biologist, member of the 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition (died 1963)
Denis Gascoigne Lillie was a British biologist who participated in the Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913) to the Antarctic. He collected numerous marine animals as well as plants an…
Denis G. Lillie, British biologist, member of the 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition (died 1963)
1884
Peter Fraser, Scottish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1950)
Peter Fraser was a New Zealand politician who served as the 24th prime minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. Considered a major figure in the history o…
Peter Fraser, Scottish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1950)
1884
Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)
Theodor Svedberg was a Swedish chemist and Nobel laureate for his research on colloids and proteins using the ultracentrifuge. Svedberg was active at Uppsala University from the mi…
Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)
1884
George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science (died 1956)
George Alfred Leon Sarton was a Belgian-American chemist and historian. He is considered the founder of the discipline of the history of science as an independent field of study. H…
George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science (died 1956)
1884
Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (died 1970)
Frank Charles Laubach, from Benton, Pennsylvania was a Congregational Christian missionary educated at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University, and a mystic known as "Th…
Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (died 1970)
1884
Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (died 1921)
Théodore Eugène Pilette was a Belgian racing driver and businessman. He started racing in 1903.
Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (died 1921)
1884
Herbert Johanson, Estonian architect (died 1964)
Herbert Voldemar Johanson was an Estonian architect.
Herbert Johanson, Estonian architect (died 1964)
1884
Sudhamoy Pramanick, Indian activist and politician (died 1974)
Sudhamoy Pramanick was an Indian advocate from Shantipur. He was the lifetime secretary of the Tili Samaj, a societal benefit organisation. He was a social activist - member of the…
Sudhamoy Pramanick, Indian activist and politician (died 1974)
1884
Maxwell Perkins, American editor (died 1947)
William Maxwell Evarts "Max" Perkins was an American book editor, best remembered for discovering authors Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Thoma…
Maxwell Perkins, American editor (died 1947)
1884
Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (died 1944)
Dénes Kőnig was a Hungarian mathematician of Hungarian Jewish heritage who worked in and wrote the first textbook on the field of graph theory.
Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (died 1944)
1884
Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (died 1947)
Martin Klein was an Estonian wrestler who competed for the Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the middleweight class, becoming the first Olympic…
Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (died 1947)
1884
Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (died 1920)
Charles Tomlinson Griffes was an American composer for piano, chamber ensembles and voice. His initial works are influenced by German Romanticism, but after he relinquished the Ger…
Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (died 1920)
1884
Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (died 1963)
Cyprien Gustave Garrigou was one of the best professional racing cyclists of his era. He rode the Tour de France eight times and won once. Of 117 stages, he won eight, came in the …
Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (died 1963)