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| Year | Name / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01-02-1884 | Oxford English Dictionary | The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. |
| 03-07-1884 | Dow Jones & Company | Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average. |
| 04-01-1884 | Fabian Society | The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom. |
| 05-07-1884 | German Empire | Germany takes possession of Cameroon. |
| 05-08-1884 | Statue of Liberty | The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor. |
| 06-10-1884 | Naval War College | The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island. |
| 06-12-1884 | Washington Monument | The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed. |
| 13-03-1884 | Siege of Khartoum | The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885. |
| 14-10-1884 | George Eastman | George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film. |
| 15-11-1884 | Berlin Conference | The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 met on 15 November 1884, and after an adjournment concluded on 26 February 1885, with the signature of a General Act, regulating the European colonisation and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period. |
| 16-06-1884 | LaMarcus Adna Thompson | The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park. |
| 19-02-1884 | Enigma tornado outbreak | More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. |
| 20-04-1884 | Humanum genus | Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus, condemning Freemasonry. |
| 22-10-1884 | International Meridian Conference | The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian. |
| 23-09-1884 | Cape Virgenes | On the night of 23–24 September, the steamship Arctique runs aground near Cape Virgenes leading to the discovery of nearby placer gold, beginning the Tierra del Fuego gold rush. |
| 27-03-1884 | Cincinnati | A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States 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 burn down the courthouse. |
| 31-05-1884 | Plymouth | The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria. |
