Page 5: Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   Dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history freedmen's Bank closes   

Jun 28   In the year 1874 oley Speaks, composer   

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   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   On this day in history apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader   

Jul 04   Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed on this day in history.   

Jul 05   On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 in the year 1874.   

Jul 12   On this day in history ontario Agricultural College founded   

Jul 12   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 26   In the year 1874 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 in the year 1874.   

Jul 29   Major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 31   In the year 1874 patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U   

Aug 03   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)   

Jan 06   In the year 1874 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 in the year 1874.   

Jan 17   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

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

Feb 09   On this day in history 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