Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
- February 17 – Charles Stuart Calverley, 82, English poet and wit
- February 28 – Matsudaira Teru 松平照 also called "Teruhime" 照姫, literally translated, "Princess Teru" (born 1832), Japanese, late Edo and early Meiji period aristocrat and skilled waka poet who instructed Matsudaira Katamori in poetry and calligraphy
- March 19 – Elias Lönnrot, 81, Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry best known for composing the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore
- date not known – John Harris, English poet
Read more about this topic: 1884 In Poetry
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