Page 4: Historical Events In 1874

May 09   Victoria Embankment, in London opens.   

May 12   Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian physician (Reaction of Pirquet).   

May 12   US Assay Office in Helena MT authorized.   

May 12   US Assay Office in Helena, Montana authorized   

May 13   Henry Clough-Leiter, composer.   

May 13   Pope Pius IX encyclical "On Greek-Ruthenian rite"   

May 14   1st admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats McGill 3-0.   

May 16   1st recorded dam disaster in US (Williamsburg Mass).   

May 16   The inaugural recorded dam disaster in US (Williamsburg MA)   

May 19   Gilbert Laird Jessop, cricketer (The Croucher)   

May 20   Folkert E Posthuma, Dutch minister of Agriculture/Industry   

May 20   Levi Strauss markets blue jeans with copper rivets, price $13.50 doz.   

May 22   Daniel F Malan, premier of South-Africa (1948-54).   

May 26   Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker)   

May 26   In this year, 2nd Preakness: William Donohue aboard Culpepper claims in 2:56.5.   

May 27   Dustin Farnum, US, actor (Squaw Man, Virginian) [or 1870]   

May 28   G K Chesterton, writer.   

May 29   Gilbert Keith Chesterton, England, novelist (Man Who Made Gold)   

May 29   Gilbert Keith Chesterton, English novelist is born   

May 29   Present constitution of Switzerland takes effect.   

Jun 05   Jack Chesbro, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees   

Jun 07   Theodor Streicher, composer.   

Jun 08   Cochise, Apache leader   

Jun 11   Richard Stohr, composer.   

Jun 12   Willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer.   

Jun 13   In this year, 8th Belmont: G Barbee aboard Saxon claims in 2:39.5   

Jun 13   Leopoldo Lugones, Argentina, writer   

Jun 14   Edward Bowes, radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour).   

Jun 16   Arthur Meighen, (C) 9th PM of Canada (1920-21, 1926)   

Jun 17   Grant Mitchell, Columbus OH, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner)   

Jun 20   1st US Lifesaving Medal awarded (Lucian Clemons)   

Jun 20   inaugural US Lifesaving Medal awarded (Lucian Clemons)   

Jun 22   Dr Andrew T Sill, of Macon, Missouri, finds science of osteopathy   

Jun 22   Dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer   

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died in the year 1874.   

Jan 08   In the year 1874 death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)   

Jan 17   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 in the year 1874.   

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   Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 in the year 1874.   

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