Deaths on December 1

William Swainson (lawyer)

Died on December 1, 1884

William Swainson, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809)

William Swainson (25 April 1809 – 1 December 1884) became the second, and last, Attorney-General of the Crown colony of New Zealand and instrumental in setting up the legal system of New Zealand. He was the first Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council.

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Events on 1884

27 Mar

Cincinnati riots of 1884
A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, 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 eventually destroy the courthouse.
20 Apr

Humanum genus
Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
14 Oct

Photographic film
American inventor George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
22 Oct

Prime meridian (Greenwich)
The Royal Observatory in Britain is adopted as the prime meridian of longitude by the International Meridian Conference.
10 Dec

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

Deaths on December 1

William Swainson (lawyer)

Died on December 1, 1884

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Events on 1884

Cincinnati riots of 1884

Humanum genus

Photographic film

Prime meridian (Greenwich)

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn