Historical Events In 1874

Aug 15   Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert in the year 1874.  

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

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

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

Aug 22   On this day in history sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies  

Aug 26   In the year 1874 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee  

Aug 27   On this day in history johan George Schwartze, painter, dies  

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   Heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer in the year 1874.  

Sep 01   Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia in the year 1874.  

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   In the year 1874 johanna M "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach  

Sep 11   Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer in the year 1874.  

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

Sep 13   Arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet) in the year 1874.  

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

Sep 18   On this day in history johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Vises Sten)  

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

Sep 21   JBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75 in the year 1874.  

Sep 26   1st Grand International Rifle match held on this day in history.  

Oct 01   Rotterdam opens drink water pipes on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1874.  

Oct 08   In the year 1874 nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron)  

Oct 09   World Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland on this day in history.  

Oct 10   In the year 1874 fiji becomes a British possession  

Oct 14   In the year 1874 margarete Susman, writer  

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

Oct 15   In the year 1874 otallo Morales, composer  

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

Oct 20   On this day in history charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step)  

Oct 21   Albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1874.  

Jan 01   Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born in the year 1874.  

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

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

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   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   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   In the year 1874 death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)  

Feb 08   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 in the year 1874.  

Feb 09   Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77