Historical Events In 1874

Aug 15   In the year 1874 joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert   

Aug 16   In the year 1874 arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26)   

Aug 21   In the year 1874 herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27)   

Aug 22   Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1874 sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies   

Aug 26   In the year 1874 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee   

Aug 27   In the year 1874 johan George Schwartze, painter, dies   

Aug 27   Karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1874 walter Field   

Sep 01   28th Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Conn takes office in the year 1874.   

Sep 01   In the year 1874 heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer   

Sep 01   Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia on this day in history.   

Sep 03   On this day in history the congress of the state of México elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa, with the title of "Villa de Juárez".   

Sep 04   Johanna M "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach in the year 1874.   

Sep 11   On this day in history heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer   

Sep 12   In the year 1874 1874 The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded.   

Sep 13   In the year 1874 arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet)   

Sep 17   Ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin) in the year 1874.   

Sep 18   In the year 1874 johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Vises Sten)   

Sep 21   On this day in history gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets)   

Sep 21   JBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history 1st Grand International Rifle match held   

Oct 01   On this day in history rotterdam opens drink water pipes   

Oct 01   In the year 1874 supply Corps purser, LT J. Q. Barton, given leave to enter service of new Japanese Navy to organize a Pay Department and instruct Japanese about accounts. He served until 1 October 1877 when he again became a purser in the U.S. Navy. In 1878, the Emperor of Japan conferred on him the Fourth Class of Rising Sun for his service.   

Oct 06   Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1874.   

Oct 08   Nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron) on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1874 world Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland   

Oct 10   Fiji becomes a British possession on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Margarete Susman, writer on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force on this day in history.   

Oct 15   On this day in history otallo Morales, composer   

Oct 19   Mary Walsh & Charles Colson are 1st couple to be married in a balloon on this day in history.   

Oct 20   On this day in history charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step)   

Oct 21   Albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)   

Jan 06   Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Feb 08   On this day in history david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66   

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

Feb 17   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 in the year 1874.