Page 5: Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   Dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy in the year 1874.   

Jun 22   In the year 1874 howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies   

Jun 26   On this day in history albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14)   

Jun 28   Freedmen's Bank closes in the year 1874.   

Jun 28   Oley Speaks, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 29   In the year 1874 georg Gohler, composer   

Jun 29   On this day in history greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" in which he lays out his complaints against King George. He is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.   

Jul 01   1st Chamber accept law against child labor in the year 1874.   

Jul 01   On this day in history first US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000   

Jul 01   On this day in history michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim)   

Jul 03   On this day in history apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader   

Jul 04   On this day in history social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed   

Jul 05   Gerhard von Keussler, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history 27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office   

Jul 08   On this day in history the Mounties begin their March West.   

Jul 10   Austin Diamond, cricket non-Test capt (NSW batsman 1899-1919, Aust) on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1874 ontario Agricultural College founded   

Jul 12   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG)   

Jul 14   'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914) in the year 1874.   

Jul 23   Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp)   

Jul 28   In the year 1874 ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man)   

Jul 29   August Stramm, writer on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court   

Jul 30   1st baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Phila in British Isles on this day in history.   

Jul 31   In the year 1874 commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes   

Jul 31   On this day in history patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U   

Aug 03   Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1874 herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, (R) 31st Pres (1929-1933)   

Aug 10   In the year 1874 the birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US   

Aug 11   In the year 1874 harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 13   Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)   

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   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1874.   

Feb 03   On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

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

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

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