Page 5: Historical Events In 1874

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

Jun 22   On this day in history howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies   

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

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

Jun 28   In the year 1874 oley Speaks, composer   

Jun 29   Georg Gohler, composer in the year 1874.   

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

Jul 01   In the year 1874 michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim)   

Jul 03   In the year 1874 apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader   

Jul 04   In the year 1874 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) in the year 1874.   

Jul 11   On this day in history 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   Ontario Agricultural College founded in the year 1874.   

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) in the year 1874.   

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) on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man) on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1874 august Stramm, writer   

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   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   In the year 1874 eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

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

Aug 10   Herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, (R) 31st Pres (1929-1933) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)   

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

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1874 birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin   

Jan 04   Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died in the year 1874.   

Jan 08   Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75   

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

Feb 08   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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