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 on this day in history.  

Mar 21   US Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House in the year 1874.  

Mar 22   Ellen Glasgow, novelist on this day in history.  

Mar 22   On this day in history young Men's Hebrew Association is founded in New York NY  

Mar 22   Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC in the year 1874.  

Mar 24   Harry Houdini, [Erich Weiss], Budapest, magician/escape artist on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna  

Apr 06   The birth of Harry Houdini, Famous escape artist in the year 1874.  

Apr 09   In the year 1874 julius Bittner, Austrian composer (Little Violet)  

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

Apr 14   On this day in history count Alexander, of Athlone, gov-gen (South-Africa/Canada)  

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

Apr 15   Johannes Stark, Germany, physicist (Stark effect) (Nobel 1919) in the year 1874.  

Apr 15   NY legislature passes compulsory education law in the year 1874.  

Apr 16   In the year 1874 dr David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton  

Apr 18   David Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey in the year 1874.  

Apr 19   On this day in history barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire  

Apr 19   In the year 1874 firmin Baes, Flemish painter  

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

Apr 21   In the year 1874 j Palisa discovers asteroid #137 Meliboea  

Apr 24   John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial) on this day in history.  

Apr 25   On this day in history guglielmo Marconi, Bologna Italy, inventor (radio, Nobel 1909)  

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

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

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

Apr 28   In the year 1874 karl Kraus, writer  

Apr 30   Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian priest/writer on this day in history.  

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

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

May 05   In the year 1874 dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law  

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

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   In the year 1874 birth of sven Fleuron, writer  

Jan 05   In the year 1874 birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)  

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

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 in the year 1874.  

Jan 17   On this day in history chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62  

Jan 19   In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75  

Feb 03   On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)  

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 in the year 1874.  

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