Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   In the year 1874 dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy   

Jun 22   Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 26   On this day in history albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14)   

Jun 28   On this day in history freedmen's Bank closes   

Jun 28   Oley Speaks, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history georg Gohler, composer   

Jun 29   Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" in which he lays out his complaints against King George. He is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year on this day in history.   

Jul 01   1st Chamber accept law against child labor in the year 1874.   

Jul 01   On this day in history first US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000   

Jul 01   Michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim) on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1874 apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader   

Jul 04   In the year 1874 social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed   

Jul 05   On this day in history gerhard von Keussler, composer   

Jul 07   On this day in history 27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office   

Jul 08   In the year 1874 the Mounties begin their March West.   

Jul 10   Austin Diamond, cricket non-Test capt (NSW batsman 1899-1919, Aust) on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1874 ontario Agricultural College founded   

Jul 12   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG)   

Jul 14   'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914) in the year 1874.   

Jul 23   Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp)   

Jul 28   Ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man) in the year 1874.   

Jul 29   August Stramm, writer in the year 1874.   

Jul 29   In the year 1874 major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court   

Jul 30   1st baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Phila in British Isles on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes in the year 1874.   

Jul 31   Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) in the year 1874.   

Aug 05   On this day in history japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England.   

Aug 10   In the year 1874 herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, (R) 31st Pres (1929-1933)   

Aug 10   The birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US in the year 1874.   

Aug 11   Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head in the year 1874.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer   

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)   

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.   

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

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

Jan 13   In the year 1874 birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin   

Jan 04   In the year 1874 death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)   

Jan 08   Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died in the year 1874.   

Jan 17   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died in the year 1874.   

Feb 08   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 in the year 1874.   

Feb 09   Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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