Events from 1884 in Russia.
Incumbents Monarch – Alexander III
Events
Political developments: Russia–Korea Treaty of 1884 Trial of the Fourteen Cultural and Architectural Developments:
Establishment of Academicheskaya Dacha Founding of Shamordino Convent
Births January 2 – Ben-Zion Dinur, Russian-born Israeli educator, historian and politician (d. 1973) February 1 - Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian author (d. 1937) February 12 – Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (d. 1957) July 18 – Alexandra Tolstaya, Russian activist (d. 1979) December 14 – Nicholas Charnetsky, Orthodox priest, bishop, martyr and blessed (d. 1959)
Deaths
21 January – La Païva, Russian-born French courtesan and society figure (b. 1819) 23 March – Dmitry Staroselsky, Russian lieutenant general and Governor of Baku (b. 1832) 30 March – Alexander Dmitrievich Mikhailov, Russian revolutionary and populist (b. 1855) 29 December - Aleksey Uvarov, Russian archaeologist.
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