Historical Events In 1875

Feb 19   In the year 1875 jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76  

Feb 21   Jeanne Louise Calment, France, world's oldest woman (died at 122) on this day in history.  

Feb 22   Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Jozef E Stokvis, journalist/Dutch MP (SDAP) on this day in history.  

Feb 24   The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries on this day in history.  

Feb 25   In the year 1875 kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft Sill  

Feb 26   On this day in history emma Dunn, actress (Dr Monica, Dr Kildare's Strange Case, Hideaway)  

Feb 28   Viliam Figus, composer in the year 1875.  

Mar 01   Congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Court, 1883 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Ct, 1883 in the year 1875.  

Mar 02   In the year 1875 hans Lietzman, German theologist/church historian  

Mar 03   In the year 1875 1st recorded hockey game (Montreal)  

Mar 03   Congress authorizes 20¢ coin, lasts only 3 years on this day in history.  

Mar 03   First recorded hockey game (Montréal) in the year 1875.  

Mar 03   In the year 1875 georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" premieres (Paris France)  

Mar 04   Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar/interpreter on this day in history.  

Mar 07   German SS Schiller sinks near Scilly Islands, 312 killed in the year 1875.  

Mar 07   The birth of Maurice Ravel, French composer in the year 1875.  

Mar 09   Martin Fallas Shaw, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer  

Mar 10   Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Mar 12   Julio Garreta, composer in the year 1875.  

Mar 13   Maria E G "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Caught Sultane) in the year 1875.  

Mar 14   In the year 1875 isadore Gilbert Mudge, US, librarian/author (Thackeray Dictionary)  

Mar 14   Smetana's "Vysehrad," premieres in the year 1875.  

Mar 15   On this day in history 1st US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested  

Mar 15   In the year 1875 first US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested  

Mar 18   In the year 1875 ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43  

Mar 25   Spencer Charters, Duncannon PA, actor (3 Faces West) on this day in history.  

Mar 26   Syngman Rhee, pres of South Korea (1948-60) [or Apr 26] on this day in history.  

Mar 29   Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady (1929-33) on this day in history.  

Mar 30   On this day in history marie Moke Pleyel, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 01   On this day in history edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror)  

Apr 01   In the year 1875 the Times of London becomes the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart.  

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Jan 01   Charles Rist, French economist was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 01   N F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98) was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 07   In the year 1875 birth of thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)  

Jan 07   Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945) was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942)  

Jan 11   Reinhold Gliere, composer was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 12   Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954)  

Jan 03   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 in the year 1875.  

Jan 18   On this day in history joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55  

Jan 20   On this day in history death of jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814)  

Jan 23   In the year 1875 charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55  

Jan 25   In the year 1875 leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79  

Feb 01   William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1875.  

Feb 03   Everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66 in the year 1875.  

Feb 17   Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 on this day in history.