Historical Events In 1875

Feb 19   On this day in history jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76  

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

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 in the year 1875.  

Feb 25   Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft Sill on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Emma Dunn, actress (Dr Monica, Dr Kildare's Strange Case, Hideaway) in the year 1875.  

Feb 28   In the year 1875 viliam Figus, composer  

Mar 01   On this day in history congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Court, 1883  

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

Mar 02   Hans Lietzman, German theologist/church historian on this day in history.  

Mar 03   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" premieres (Paris France) in the year 1875.  

Mar 04   Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar/interpreter in the year 1875.  

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

Mar 07   On this day in history the birth of Maurice Ravel, French composer  

Mar 09   In the year 1875 martin Fallas Shaw, composer  

Mar 10   Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer in the year 1875.  

Mar 10   In the year 1875 louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84  

Mar 12   Julio Garreta, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history maria E G "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Caught Sultane)  

Mar 14   Isadore Gilbert Mudge, US, librarian/author (Thackeray Dictionary) in the year 1875.  

Mar 14   On this day in history smetana's "Vysehrad," premieres  

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

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

Mar 18   Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1875.  

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] in the year 1875.  

Mar 29   Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady (1929-33) in the year 1875.  

Mar 30   Marie Moke Pleyel, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 01   Edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror) in the year 1875.  

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   On this day in history birth of charles Rist, French economist  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Reinhold Gliere, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954) was born in the year 1875.  

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

Jan 18   Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814) died in the year 1875.  

Jan 23   On this day in history charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55  

Jan 25   Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 03   In the year 1875 everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66  

Feb 17   Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 in the year 1875.