Historical Events In 1874

Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer.   

Jan 01   New York City annexes the Bronx   

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)   

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)   

Jan 05   The city of Winnipeg holds inaugural civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 331 ballots are cast. go figure   

Jan 13   Battle between jobless and police in New York City NY, 100s injured   

Jan 13   Battle between jobless and police in NYC, 100s injuried.   

Jan 13   Imperial Russian Government issues second decree which amended the one of June 4, 1871. The second decree instituted compulsory military conscription for the German colonists. These two decrees impelled thousands of German Russians to immigrate to North and South America.   

Jan 13   Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin.   

Jan 13   US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king.   

Jan 14   I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature.   

Jan 14   Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit).   

Jan 16   Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)   

Jan 17   Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction.   

Jan 17   Armed Democrats seize Texas govt ending Radical Reconstruction   

Jan 17   Chang and Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62.   

Jan 19   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75.   

Jan 21   Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna.   

Jan 22   Liberal Alexander Mackenzie 1822-1892 defeats John A. Macdonald in the second Canadian general election, 138 seats to 67   

Jan 22   Louis Riel 1844-1885 elected as the member of Parliament for Provencher in Manitoba. He will be prevented from taking his seat by a warrant for his arrest sworn in Ontario, for the murder of Thomas Scott   

Jan 22   Wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926).   

Jan 24   Arthur Schomburg (Arturo Alfonso), Puerto Rico, archivist of African American history and culture.   

Jan 24   Gen J van Swieten conquerors Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die.   

Jan 24   General J van Swieten conquers Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die   

Jan 24   Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov," premieres in St Petersburg Russia.   

Jan 25   Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop   

Jan 29   John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist   

Jan 31   Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO.   

Jan 31   Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri.   

Feb 01   Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist   

Feb 03   Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue).   

Feb 06   Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel).   

Feb 08   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66.   

Feb 09   Amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades and Poppy Seed).   

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)   

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1874 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

Jan 19   In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75   

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

Feb 08   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75   

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