Historical Events In 1874

Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 01   New York City annexes the Bronx in the year 1874.  

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history the city of Winnipeg holds first civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 331 ballots are cast. go figure  

Jan 13   Battle between jobless & police in NYC, 100s injuried in the year 1874.  

Jan 13   Battle between jobless &police in New York City NY, 100s injured on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Imperial Russian Government issues second decree which amended the one of June 4, 1871. The second decree instituted compulsory military conscription for the German colonists. These two decrees impelled thousands of German Russians to immigrate to North and South America on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin  

Jan 13   In the year 1874 uS troops land in Honolulu to protect the king  

Jan 14   I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature in the year 1874.  

Jan 14   On this day in history thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)  

Jan 16   Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1874 armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction  

Jan 17   In the year 1874 armed Democrats seize Texas govt ending Radical Reconstruction  

Jan 17   In the year 1874 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62  

Jan 19   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

Jan 22   On this day in history liberal Alexander Mackenzie 1822-1892 defeats John A. Macdonald in the second Canadian general election, 138 seats to 67  

Jan 22   Louis Riel 1844-1885 elected as the member of Parliament for Provencher in Manitoba. He will be prevented from taking his seat by a warrant for his arrest sworn in Ontario, for the murder of Thomas Scott in the year 1874.  

Jan 22   On this day in history wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926)  

Jan 24   On this day in history arthur Schomburg (Arturo Alfonso), Puerto Rico, archivist of African American history and culture  

Jan 24   On this day in history gen J van Swieten conquerors Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die  

Jan 24   General J van Swieten conquers Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die in the year 1874.  

Jan 24   Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov," premieres in St Petersburg Russia in the year 1874.  

Jan 25   On this day in history hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop  

Jan 29   John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1874 hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist  

Feb 03   Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue) on this day in history.  

Feb 06   Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) in the year 1874.  

Feb 08   In the year 1874 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66  

Feb 09   On this day in history amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)  

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)  

Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)  

Jan 04   In the year 1874 birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)  

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1874 birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)  

Jan 06   Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin  

Jan 04   Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died in the year 1874.  

Jan 08   In the year 1874 death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)  

Jan 17   In the year 1874 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62  

Jan 19   On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75  

Feb 03   Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died on this day in history.  

Feb 08   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 09   On this day in history jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75  

Feb 17   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.