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Events in April 1884 2
1814 – 1884Charles Reade (1814-1884)Died 11 April 1884, aged 69Charles Reade was an English novelist and dramatist best known for his historical novel The Cloister and the Hearth. He was a prominent figure in Victorian popular fiction and also wrote widely on social reform issues. He died in London.
1884Germany establishes protectorates in West AfricaTogoland and Cameroon claimed as German coloniesGerman explorer Gustav Nachtigal secured treaties establishing German protectorates over Togoland and Cameroon in July 1884, shortly after Germany had also claimed South West Africa. The moves marked Germany's entry into overseas colonial competition alongside Britain and France. The territories remained under German rule until the First World War.