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   Albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Freedmen's Bank closes on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Oley Speaks, composer in the year 1874.   

Jun 29   Georg Gohler, composer in the year 1874.   

Jun 29   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim)   

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

Jul 04   On this day in history social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   On this day in history 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   Ontario Agricultural College founded on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1874 start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG)   

Jul 14   On this day in history '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   On this day in history serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp)   

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   Major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court on this day in history.   

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

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   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   On this day in history 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   Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 01   Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer   

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born in the year 1874.   

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 in the year 1874.   

Jan 17   On this day in history chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

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

Feb 03   In the year 1874 death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

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

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

Feb 17   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 in the year 1874.