Page 5: Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   On this day in history dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy   

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

Jun 26   Albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1874 freedmen's Bank closes   

Jun 28   On this day in history oley Speaks, composer   

Jun 29   Georg Gohler, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 29   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 01   First US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000 in the year 1874.   

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   Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed in the year 1874.   

Jul 05   Gerhard von Keussler, composer in the year 1874.   

Jul 07   In the year 1874 27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office   

Jul 08   In the year 1874 the Mounties begin their March West.   

Jul 10   Austin Diamond, cricket non-Test capt (NSW batsman 1899-1919, Aust) in the year 1874.   

Jul 11   Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54 in the year 1874.   

Jul 12   On this day in history fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63   

Jul 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.   

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

Jul 30   In the year 1874 1st baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Phila in British Isles   

Jul 31   On this day in history commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes   

Jul 31   Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Aug 10   The birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer   

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born in the year 1874.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died on this day in history.   

Feb 08   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 in the year 1874.   

Feb 09   In the year 1874 jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75   

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