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- Charles Reade was born on 8 June 1814 in Ipsden, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Lyons Mail (1931), Christie Johnstone (1921) and The Cloister and the Hearth (1913). He died on 11 April 1884 in London, England, UK.
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A musical prodigy, Smetana was encouraged and trained by his father. His move to Prague in 1843 was disheartening when he was unable to generate interest in his abilities; however, he did form a friendship with Liszt, and dedicated several of his works to him. He opened a music school and performed privately for deposed Emperor Ferdinand, and by 1849 he had made enough money to enable him to marry Katerina Kolárová, a former student. Bohemia was torn by revolution, and, beset by financial difficulties, Smetana and his family lived hand-to-mouth for a number of years. Three of his four daughters died between 1854 and 1856, and his wife developed the tuberculosis that would kill her in 1859.
Eventually, in 1856, he went to Sweden to work as a conductor and achieved some success. He returned to Prague in 1861 and helped found a national opera house. Fired with patriotism for his native land, Smetana worked on a number of Bohemian-themed operas and also concentrated on learning the Czech language. Unfortunately, his health deteriorated rapidly in his later years; he became deaf as syphilis ravaged his body. He was confined to a mental asylum where he died in 1888, and is buried in Prague.- Music Department
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George Leybourne was born on 17 March 1842 in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England, UK. George is known for George of the Jungle (1997), Going in Style (2017) and Chaplin (1992). George died on 15 September 1884 in Islington, London, England, UK.- Prince Leopold of Duke of Albany was born on 7 April 1853 in Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK. He was married to Duchess of Albany Princess Helena. He died on 28 March 1884 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Marie Bashkirtseff was born on 12 November 1858 in Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. She was a writer, known for Affairs of Maupassant (1935) and Affairs of Maupassant (1935). She died on 31 October 1884 in Paris, France.
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Henry Clay Work was born on 1 October 1832 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. Henry Clay is known for The Conspirator (2010), Bedazzled (2000) and Destry Rides Again (1939). Henry Clay died on 8 June 1884 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.- Allan Pinkerton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1819. As a young man he became involved in the struggle for voting rights for Scots. Disappointed with the movement's failure, and chafing under the political restrictions existing in the U.K. at the time, he emigrated to the U.S. Traveling throughout the Midwest, he finally settled in Chicago and secured a job as a deputy sheriff. He discovered that he had a real knack for catching criminals, and in 1852 formed his own company, the Pinkerton Detective Agency--the first of its kind in the country--and was soon hired to track down and capture a bandit gang responsible for a series of train robberies. His success in that endeavor resulted in his getting more business and his agency expanded. Pinkerton was extremely careful in the selection of his agents and the Pinkerton Agency soon developed a reputation--among both law-abiding citizens and criminals--as being tough, tenacious and incorruptible, which was more than could be said for many of those in "official" law enforcement at that time, especially in the West and Southwest. The agency's reputation--it never gave up until its quarry was either captured or killed, no matter how long it took--was such that merely a rumor that "the Pinkertons are after you" was enough to cause many a bandit gang to break up and flee the area (the company's logo, a large black and white eye, was responsible for the coining of the term "private eye").
After the Civil War Pinkerton set out to capture the infamous James Gang led by the notorious brothers Frank James and Jesse James, a task that took the agency the better part of ten years. Several times they came close to capturing the gang. On one occasion they raided the James homestead, missing the brothers by just minutes; frustrated, one Pinkerton man tossed a lit stick of dynamite into the James home. The resulting explosion severely injured Mrs. James, who lost an arm. Eventually Jesse was murdered for the reward by two of his own gang members, and Frank surrendered not long after that.
Allan Pinkerton died in 1884, leaving the agency - which is still in business - to his two sons. - H.J. Byron was born on 8 January 1835 in Manchester, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Uncle Dick's Darling (1920) and Our Boys (1915). He died on 11 April 1884 in Clapham Park, London, England, UK.
- Eugène Leterrier was born in 1843. He was a writer, known for Airs de France (1955), Le voyage dans la lune (1986) and L'étoile (1986). He died on 22 December 1884 in Paris, France.
- Václav Benes-Trebízský was born on 27 February 1849 in Trebíz, Bohemia, Austria [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Bludné duse (1927). He died on 20 June 1884 in Mariánské Lázne, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic].
- Vincenzo Ottumvo died on 24 January 1884 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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Emanuel Geibel was born on 17 October 1815 in Lübeck, Germany. Emanuel was married to Amanda Trummer. Emanuel died on 6 April 1884 in Lübeck, Germany.- Bertha M. Clay was born on 1 November 1836. She was a writer, known for Thorns and Orange Blossoms (1922), Wife in Name Only (1923) and His Wife (1915). She died on 25 November 1884.
- Bernardo Guimarães was born on 15 August 1825 in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a writer, known for O Garimpeiro (1920), Escrava Isaura (1929) and A Escrava Isaura (1949). He died on 10 March 1884 in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Martha Roosevelt was born on 8 July 1835 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She was married to Theodore Roosevelt Sr.. She died on 14 February 1884 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Elias Lönnrot was born on 9 April 1802 in Sammatti, Finland. Elias was a writer, known for V. Y. Vihdoinkin yhdessä (1986), The Christmas Party (1996) and The Final Arrangement (1987). Elias was married to Maria Lönnrot. Elias died on 19 March 1884 in Sammatti, Finland.- Heinrich Laube was born on 18 September 1806 in Sprottau, Lower Silesia, Germany [now Szprotawa, Lubuskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for This Ancient Law (1923). He was married to Iduna Hänel. He died on 1 August 1884 in Vienna, Austria.
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Johan Jolin was born on 28 December 1818 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was a writer, known for Löjen och tårar (1924) and Löjen och tårar (1913). She died on 13 November 1884 in Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden.