Page 3: Historical Events In 1874

Mar 19   Arthur Hoyt, Georgetown CO, actor (Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along)   

Mar 20   Hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 21   US Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House.   

Mar 22   Ellen Glasgow, novelist.   

Mar 22   Young Men's Hebrew Association is founded in New York NY.   

Mar 22   Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC   

Mar 24   Harry Houdini, [Erich Weiss], Budapest, magician/escape artist.   

Mar 26   Gerald du Maurier, London Engld, actor (Power, Escape, Masks and Faces)   

Apr 03   Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer.   

Apr 05   "Die Fledermaus" 1st performed (Vienna).   

Apr 05   Johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna.   

Apr 06   Harry Houdini, Famous escape artist is born   

Apr 09   Julius Bittner, Austrian composer (Little Violet)   

Apr 10   The inaugural Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska   

Apr 14   Count Alexander, of Athlone, gov-gen (South-Africa/Canada).   

Apr 14   Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch author/engineer on Curacao, dies at 86.   

Apr 15   Johannes Stark, Germany, physicist (Stark effect) (Nobel 1919)   

Apr 15   NY legislature passes compulsory education law.   

Apr 16   Dr David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton.   

Apr 18   David Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey   

Apr 19   Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire   

Apr 19   Firmin Baes, Flemish painter.   

Apr 19   Owen Jones, architect, dies.   

Apr 21   J Palisa discovers asteroid #137 Meliboea   

Apr 24   John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial)   

Apr 25   Guglielmo Marconi, Bologna Italy, inventor (radio, Nobel 1909).   

Apr 25   Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor of radio is born.   

Apr 26   J H "Biddy" Anderson, cricketer (one Test S Africa v Australia 1902).   

Apr 27   White League, Paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms   

Apr 28   Karl Kraus, writer   

Apr 30   Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian priest/writer.   

May 01   Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39.   

May 03   Francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker.   

May 05   Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law.   

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Jan 01   Hugo leichtentritt: Composer   

Jan 01   Gustave whitehead: German inventor    

Jan 01   Frank knox: American secretary of the navy   

Jan 04   Josef suk: Czech violinist/composer (asrael)   

Jan 04   Sven fleuron: Writer   

Jan 05   Joseph erlanger: Doctor (shock therapy-nobel 1944)   

Jan 06   Fred niblo: U.s. film actor, director, producer   

Jan 13   Jozef e van roey: Flemish cardinal/archbishop of mechlin   

Jan 04   Thomas gregson: Premier of tasmania (b. 1798)   

Jan 08   Charles etienne brasseur de bourbourg: French writer and historian (b. 1814)   

Jan 17   Chang & eng bunker: Chinese/thai siamese twins,    

Jan 19   H v fallersleben: Writer,   

Feb 03   Lunalilo: Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

Feb 08   David f strauss: German theologist,   

Feb 09   Jules michelet: French historian (history of france),   

Feb 17   [lambert] adolphe j quetelet: Belg astronomer/sociologist,