Historical Events In 1874

Aug 15   In the year 1874 joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert  

Aug 16   Arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26) on this day in history.  

Aug 21   Herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27) on this day in history.  

Aug 22   Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer in the year 1874.  

Aug 22   Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 26   In the year 1874 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee  

Aug 27   Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 27   Karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931) on this day in history.  

Aug 29   In the year 1874 walter Field  

Sep 01   28th Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Conn takes office on this day in history.  

Sep 01   On this day in history heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer  

Sep 01   In the year 1874 sydney General Post Office opens in Australia  

Sep 03   On this day in history the congress of the state of México elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa, with the title of "Villa de Juárez".  

Sep 04   On this day in history johanna M "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach  

Sep 11   In the year 1874 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer  

Sep 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1874 ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin)  

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

Sep 21   In the year 1874 gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets)  

Sep 21   JBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 01   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 on this day in history.  

Oct 06   Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1874.  

Oct 08   On this day in history nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron)  

Oct 09   World Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland in the year 1874.  

Oct 10   On this day in history fiji becomes a British possession  

Oct 14   On this day in history margarete Susman, writer  

Oct 15   On this day in history child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force  

Oct 15   In the year 1874 otallo Morales, composer  

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) in the year 1874.  

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

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

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

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 06   Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1874.  

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   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.