Historical Events In 1874

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

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) 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 01   First US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000 on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim) on this day in history.  

Jul 03   On this day in history 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   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   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   On this day in history fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63  

Jul 12   On this day in history ontario Agricultural College founded  

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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 03   Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) in the year 1874.  

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

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   On this day in history birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer  

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)  

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.  

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   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   On this day in history death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)  

Jan 08   In the year 1874 death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)  

Jan 17   In the year 1874 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62  

Jan 19   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1874.  

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   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.