Historical Events In 1874

Mar 19   On this day in history 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   On this day in history uS Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House  

Mar 22   In the year 1874 ellen Glasgow, novelist  

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

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   On this day in history gerald du Maurier, London Engld, actor (Power, Escape, Masks & Faces)  

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

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

Apr 05   Johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

Apr 06   In the year 1874 the birth of Harry Houdini, Famous escape artist  

Apr 09   Julius Bittner, Austrian composer (Little Violet) on this day in history.  

Apr 10   The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska in the year 1874.  

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

Apr 14   Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch author/engineer on Curacao, dies at 86 in the year 1874.  

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   On this day in history dr David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton  

Apr 18   On this day in history david Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey  

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

Apr 19   On this day in history firmin Baes, Flemish painter  

Apr 19   Owen Jones, architect, dies in the year 1874.  

Apr 21   On this day in history j Palisa discovers asteroid #137 Meliboea  

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

Apr 25   In the year 1874 guglielmo Marconi, Bologna Italy, inventor (radio, Nobel 1909)  

Apr 25   The birth of Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor of radio in the year 1874.  

Apr 26   In the year 1874 j H "Biddy" Anderson, cricketer (one Test S Africa v Australia 1902)  

Apr 27   On this day in history white League, Paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms  

Apr 28   On this day in history karl Kraus, writer  

Apr 30   In the year 1874 cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian priest/writer  

May 01   Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1874.  

May 03   In the year 1874 francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker  

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1874.  

Jan 06   In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)  

Jan 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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