Historical Events In 1875

Feb 19   Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1875 jeanne Louise Calment, France, world's oldest woman (died at 122)  

Feb 22   Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 in the year 1875.  

Feb 23   On this day in history jozef E Stokvis, journalist/Dutch MP (SDAP)  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1875 viliam Figus, composer  

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

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

Mar 02   On this day in history hans Lietzman, German theologist/church historian  

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

Mar 03   In the year 1875 congress authorizes 20¢ coin, lasts only 3 years  

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   On this day in history alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar/interpreter  

Mar 07   On this day in history german SS Schiller sinks near Scilly Islands, 312 killed  

Mar 07   The birth of Maurice Ravel, French composer on this day in history.  

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

Mar 10   Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

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

Mar 15   In the year 1875 1st US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested  

Mar 15   First US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested on this day in history.  

Mar 18   Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Mar 25   On this day in history spencer Charters, Duncannon PA, actor (3 Faces West)  

Mar 26   Syngman Rhee, pres of South Korea (1948-60) [or Apr 26] in the year 1875.  

Mar 29   On this day in history lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady (1929-33)  

Mar 30   In the year 1875 marie Moke Pleyel, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 01   Edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror) on this day in history.  

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

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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   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 in the year 1875.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of reinhold Gliere, composer  

Jan 12   In the year 1875 birth of marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella)  

Jan 14   In the year 1875 birth of albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954)  

Jan 03   In the year 1875 baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68  

Jan 18   Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1875.  

Jan 20   Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25   Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1875.  

Feb 01   In the year 1875 william Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58  

Feb 03   Everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33