Page 5: Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   In the year 1874 dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy   

Jun 22   Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies in the year 1874.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1874.   

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

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   On this day in history gerhard von Keussler, composer   

Jul 07   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63   

Jul 12   Ontario Agricultural College founded on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1874.   

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

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   On this day in history august Stramm, writer   

Jul 29   On this day in history major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court   

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 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   Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, (R) 31st Pres (1929-1933) in the year 1874.   

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 in the year 1874.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer   

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

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

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

Feb 08   In the year 1874 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66   

Feb 09   Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 in the year 1874.   

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