Historical Events In 1874

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

Aug 16   In the year 1874 arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26)  

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

Aug 22   Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 22   In the year 1874 sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies  

Aug 26   16 blacks lynched in Tennessee on this day in history.  

Aug 27   Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies in the year 1874.  

Aug 27   In the year 1874 karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931)  

Aug 29   Walter Field on this day in history.  

Sep 01   28th Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Conn takes office in the year 1874.  

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   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   Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 12   1874 The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded on this day in history.  

Sep 13   In the year 1874 arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet)  

Sep 17   Ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin) in the year 1874.  

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   In the year 1874 1st Grand International Rifle match held  

Oct 01   On this day in history rotterdam opens drink water pipes  

Oct 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 09   In the year 1874 world Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland  

Oct 10   Fiji becomes a British possession on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 15   On this day in history otallo Morales, composer  

Oct 19   Mary Walsh & Charles Colson are 1st couple to be married in a balloon in the year 1874.  

Oct 20   Charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step) in the year 1874.  

Oct 21   On this day in history albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist  

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Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer  

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born in the year 1874.  

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   On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer  

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1874.  

Jan 19   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77