Historical Events In 1874

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

Jun 22   Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1874 georg Gohler, composer  

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 in the year 1874.  

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

Jul 01   In the year 1874 first US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000  

Jul 01   Michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim) in the year 1874.  

Jul 03   Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader in the year 1874.  

Jul 04   In the year 1874 social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed  

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   The Mounties begin their March West on this day in history.  

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

Jul 11   In the year 1874 xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54  

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

Jul 12   On this day in history ontario Agricultural College founded  

Jul 12   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG) in the year 1874.  

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

Jul 23   On this day in history 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) in the year 1874.  

Jul 28   Ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man) in the year 1874.  

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

Jul 29   Major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court in the year 1874.  

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

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

Jul 31   Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U in the year 1874.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)  

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

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   In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1874 death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)  

Feb 08   On this day in history david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66  

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

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