Périclès Pantazis, Greek-Belgian painter (b. 1849)
Périclès Pantazis (Greek: Περικλής Πανταζής, Periklis Pantazis; 13 March 1849, Athens – 25 January 1884, Brussels) was a major Greek impressionist painter of the 19th century who gained a great reputation as an artist initially in Belgium.
1884Jan, 25
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Events on 1884
- 27Mar
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. - 20Apr
Humanum genus
Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus. - 14Oct
Photographic film
American inventor George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film. - 22Oct
Prime meridian (Greenwich)
The Royal Observatory in Britain is adopted as the prime meridian of longitude by the International Meridian Conference. - 10Dec
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.