Page 5: 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 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   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   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 in the year 1874.   

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

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

Jul 12   Ontario Agricultural College founded in the year 1874.   

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

Jul 14   In the year 1874 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914)   

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

Jul 26   Serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp) in the year 1874.   

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

Jul 29   On this day in history august Stramm, writer   

Jul 29   In the year 1874 major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court   

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

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

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

Aug 03   In the year 1874 eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

Aug 05   In the year 1874 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   In the year 1874 harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head   

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born in the year 1874.   

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 in the year 1874.   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

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   Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died in the year 1874.   

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 on this day in history.   

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