1884

July 4	-Statue of Liberty presented to the U.S. in Paris.
August 16	Hugo Gernsback born.
September 4	Britain ends penal transportation to New South Wales, Australia.

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Births and Deaths:

A. Merritt - Bob Olsen - Charles Willard Diffin - Francis Stevens - Frank R. Paul - George Sylvester Viereck - Hugo Gernsback

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US:

A. Merritt - Bob Olsen - Charles Willard Diffin - Francis Stevens - Frank R. Paul - George Sylvester Viereck - Hugo Gernsback

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