Historical Events In 1874

Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history new York City annexes the Bronx   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)   

Jan 05   The city of Winnipeg holds first civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 331 ballots are cast. go figure in the year 1874.   

Jan 13   Battle between jobless & police in NYC, 100s injuried in the year 1874.   

Jan 13   On this day in history battle between jobless &police in New York City NY, 100s injured   

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 in the year 1874.   

Jan 13   On this day in history jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin   

Jan 13   On this day in history uS troops land in Honolulu to protect the king   

Jan 14   I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature in the year 1874.   

Jan 14   Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit) in the year 1874.   

Jan 16   Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) in the year 1874.   

Jan 17   Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Armed Democrats seize Texas govt ending Radical Reconstruction 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1874 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926) in the year 1874.   

Jan 24   In the year 1874 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1874 general J van Swieten conquers Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die   

Jan 24   In the year 1874 mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov," premieres in St Petersburg Russia   

Jan 25   Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop in the year 1874.   

Jan 29   John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO in the year 1874.   

Jan 31   On this day in history jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri   

Feb 01   Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1874 franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)   

Feb 06   Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1874 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66   

Feb 09   On this day in history amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)   

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)   

Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)   

Jan 04   In the year 1874 birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)   

Jan 04   In the year 1874 birth of sven Fleuron, writer   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin   

Jan 04   In the year 1874 death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)   

Jan 08   Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

Jan 19   On this day in history 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   Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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