Page 6: Historical Events In 1874

Aug 15   Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1874 herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27)   

Aug 22   In the year 1874 edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer   

Aug 22   On this day in history sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies   

Aug 26   In the year 1874 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee   

Aug 27   Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Walter Field on this day in history.   

Sep 01   28th Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Conn takes office on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer   

Sep 01   On this day in history sydney General Post Office opens in Australia   

Sep 03   In the year 1874 the congress of the state of México elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa, with the title of "Villa de Juárez".   

Sep 04   In the year 1874 johanna M "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach   

Sep 11   In the year 1874 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer   

Sep 12   1874 The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet)   

Sep 17   On this day in history ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin)   

Sep 18   Johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Vises Sten) on this day in history.   

Sep 21   In the year 1874 gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets)   

Sep 21   On this day in history jBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75   

Sep 26   On this day in history 1st Grand International Rifle match held   

Oct 01   On this day in history rotterdam opens drink water pipes   

Oct 01   On this day in history supply Corps purser, LT J. Q. Barton, given leave to enter service of new Japanese Navy to organize a Pay Department and instruct Japanese about accounts. He served until 1 October 1877 when he again became a purser in the U.S. Navy. In 1878, the Emperor of Japan conferred on him the Fourth Class of Rising Sun for his service.   

Oct 06   Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron) in the year 1874.   

Oct 09   On this day in history world Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland   

Oct 10   Fiji becomes a British possession in the year 1874.   

Oct 14   In the year 1874 margarete Susman, writer   

Oct 15   Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Otallo Morales, composer in the year 1874.   

Oct 19   On this day in history mary Walsh & Charles Colson are 1st couple to be married in a balloon   

Oct 20   In the year 1874 charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step)   

Oct 21   Albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist in the year 1874.   

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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 in the year 1874.   

Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)   

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 06   In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 in the year 1874.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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