Historical Events In 1874

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

Feb 11   Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author in the year 1874.  

Feb 12   King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit US in the year 1874.  

Feb 12   King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Island HI, is first king to visit US on this day in history.  

Feb 13   In the year 1874 hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)  

Feb 15   On this day in history emilis Melngailis, composer  

Feb 17   Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 20   In the year 1874 mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star  

Feb 21   Benjamin Disraeli replaces William Gladstone as English premier on this day in history.  

Feb 21   Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) on this day in history.  

Feb 23   On this day in history major Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis)  

Feb 23   Mjr Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis) on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1874 honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17)  

Feb 26   On this day in history carl Vogler, composer  

Feb 27   Baseball 1st played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds on this day in history.  

Feb 27   On this day in history baseball first played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds  

Feb 27   Max Ettinger, composer in the year 1874.  

Feb 28   Soledad Jiminez, Santander Spain, actor (Phantom ofthe Range) in the year 1874.  

Mar 01   On this day in history jean de Merode, [Marie-Louise B Courtenay], Princess of Neth  

Mar 02   Baseball batter's box is officially adopted on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer (The World a Dancing Party) in the year 1874.  

Mar 08   In the year 1874 millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74  

Mar 09   In the year 1874 johann Richard Ohlsson, composer  

Mar 10   Purdue University (Indiana) admits it's 1st student in the year 1874.  

Mar 10   In the year 1874 purdue University (Indiana) admits its first student  

Mar 11   Charles Sumner, a white civil rights leader, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 12   On this day in history edmund Eysler, Austrian composer  

Mar 14   Anton F Philips, president-director of Philips in the year 1874.  

Mar 15   In the year 1874 harold L Ickes, social activist, New Deal politician  

Mar 17   On this day in history kincsem, horse that never lost a race  

Mar 18   Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights in the year 1874.  

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

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   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.  

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   In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)  

Jan 13   Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born in the year 1874.  

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

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   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1874.  

Feb 03   In the year 1874 death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)  

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 in the year 1874.  

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