Historical Events In 1874

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

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

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

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   On this day in history walter Field  

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

Sep 01   In the year 1874 heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer  

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" on this day in history.  

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

Sep 11   On this day in history heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer  

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

Sep 13   In the year 1874 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   Gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets) in the year 1874.  

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

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

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   Nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron) on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 14   On this day in history margarete Susman, writer  

Oct 15   Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force in the year 1874.  

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   In the year 1874 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   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1874.  

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

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   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   In the year 1874 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66  

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

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