Historical Events In 1874

Mar 19   In the year 1874 arthur Hoyt, Georgetown CO, actor (Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along)  

Mar 20   Hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1874.  

Mar 21   In the year 1874 uS Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House  

Mar 22   On this day in history ellen Glasgow, novelist  

Mar 22   Young Men's Hebrew Association is founded in New York NY in the year 1874.  

Mar 22   On this day in history young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC  

Mar 24   On this day in history harry Houdini, [Erich Weiss], Budapest, magician/escape artist  

Mar 26   Gerald du Maurier, London Engld, actor (Power, Escape, Masks & Faces) on this day in history.  

Apr 03   Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer in the year 1874.  

Apr 05   "Die Fledermaus" 1st performed (Vienna) on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna in the year 1874.  

Apr 06   The birth of Harry Houdini, Famous escape artist on this day in history.  

Apr 09   Julius Bittner, Austrian composer (Little Violet) in the year 1874.  

Apr 10   On this day in history the first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.  

Apr 14   Count Alexander, of Athlone, gov-gen (South-Africa/Canada) in the year 1874.  

Apr 14   On this day in history hermanus J Abbring, Dutch author/engineer on Curacao, dies at 86  

Apr 15   In the year 1874 johannes Stark, Germany, physicist (Stark effect) (Nobel 1919)  

Apr 15   NY legislature passes compulsory education law on this day in history.  

Apr 16   Dr David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton in the year 1874.  

Apr 18   In the year 1874 david Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey  

Apr 19   In the year 1874 barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire  

Apr 19   Firmin Baes, Flemish painter in the year 1874.  

Apr 19   Owen Jones, architect, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 21   J Palisa discovers asteroid #137 Meliboea in the year 1874.  

Apr 24   On this day in history john Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial)  

Apr 25   Guglielmo Marconi, Bologna Italy, inventor (radio, Nobel 1909) on this day in history.  

Apr 25   On this day in history the birth of Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor of radio  

Apr 26   On this day in history j H "Biddy" Anderson, cricketer (one Test S Africa v Australia 1902)  

Apr 27   White League, Paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms on this day in history.  

Apr 28   In the year 1874 karl Kraus, writer  

Apr 30   Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian priest/writer in the year 1874.  

May 01   In the year 1874 vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39  

May 03   Francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker on this day in history.  

May 05   Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law in the year 1874.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1874 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   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 09   In the year 1874 jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75  

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