Births on June 5

Ivy Compton-Burnett

Born on June 5, 1884

Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (d. 1969)

Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett (; 5 June 1884 – 27 August 1969) was an English novelist, published in the original editions as I. Compton-Burnett. Her works focus on power struggles within dysfunctional Edwardian upper-middle-class families. They are written in a highly individualistic dialogue-heavy style. In 1955 she was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for her novel Mother and Son.

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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.

Births on June 5

Ivy Compton-Burnett

Born on June 5, 1884

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Events on 1884

Cincinnati riots of 1884

Humanum genus

Photographic film

Prime meridian (Greenwich)

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn