Historical Events In 1874

Aug 15   Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert on this day in history.  

Aug 16   Arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26) in the year 1874.  

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

Aug 22   In the year 1874 edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer  

Aug 22   Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies in the year 1874.  

Aug 26   16 blacks lynched in Tennessee in the year 1874.  

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

Aug 27   Karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931) in the year 1874.  

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   Heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer in the year 1874.  

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

Sep 03   The congress of the state of México elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa, with the title of "Villa de Juárez" in the year 1874.  

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

Sep 11   In the year 1874 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer  

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

Sep 13   On this day in history arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet)  

Sep 17   Ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin) on this day in history.  

Sep 18   Johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Vises Sten) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 21   In the year 1874 jBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75  

Sep 26   In the year 1874 1st Grand International Rifle match held  

Oct 01   Rotterdam opens drink water pipes in the year 1874.  

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) in the year 1874.  

Oct 09   On this day in history world Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland  

Oct 10   In the year 1874 fiji becomes a British possession  

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

Oct 15   In the year 1874 child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force  

Oct 15   Otallo Morales, composer in the year 1874.  

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

Oct 20   Charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step) on this day in history.  

Oct 21   In the year 1874 albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer  

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 in the year 1874.  

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 04   In the year 1874 birth of sven Fleuron, writer  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)  

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 in the year 1874.  

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   On this day in history 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   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 in the year 1874.