Historical Events In 1874

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

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

Jun 26   In the year 1874 albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14)  

Jun 28   In the year 1874 freedmen's Bank closes  

Jun 28   Oley Speaks, composer in the year 1874.  

Jun 29   In the year 1874 georg Gohler, composer  

Jun 29   In the year 1874 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   First US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 03   Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1874 austin Diamond, cricket non-Test capt (NSW batsman 1899-1919, Aust)  

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

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   In the year 1874 start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG)  

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

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

Jul 29   In the year 1874 august Stramm, writer  

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

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

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

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

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   On this day in history the birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US  

Aug 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1874 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   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   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 in the year 1874.  

Jan 04   Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

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