Page 5: Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   Dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy on this day in history.   

Jun 22   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   Michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim) in the year 1874.   

Jul 03   In the year 1874 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   In the year 1874 gerhard von Keussler, composer   

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

Jul 08   The Mounties begin their March West in the year 1874.   

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 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   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG) on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914)   

Jul 23   In the year 1874 aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa.   

Jul 26   Serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1874 major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court   

Jul 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U   

Aug 03   On this day in history eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

Aug 05   Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England in the year 1874.   

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   On this day in history harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head   

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

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

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 05   In the year 1874 birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)   

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

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

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

Feb 17   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.