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Events in May 1884 3
1809 – 1884Cyrus McCormick (1809-1884)Died 13 May 1884, aged 75Cyrus McCormick was an American inventor and businessman who developed a commercially successful mechanical reaper, transforming agricultural harvesting. The company he founded later became the core of International Harvester. He died in Chicago.
1824 – 1884Bedřich SmetanaCzech national composerCzech composer whose cycle of symphonic poems Má vlast (My Homeland) including Vltava became the symbol of Czech national identity.
1884 – 1972Harry S. Truman33rd President — ended WWII, Marshall Plan, NATOHarry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – Dec 26, 1972) was the 33rd President 1945-1953. He ended World War II with the atomic bombs, launched the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, created NATO, and fought the Korean War.