Page 6: Historical Events In 1874

Aug 15   In the year 1874 joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert   

Aug 16   In the year 1874 arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26)   

Aug 21   On this day in history herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27)   

Aug 22   Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 26   16 blacks lynched in Tennessee in the year 1874.   

Aug 27   On this day in history johan George Schwartze, painter, dies   

Aug 27   In the year 1874 karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931)   

Aug 29   In the year 1874 walter Field   

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

Sep 01   Heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer in the year 1874.   

Sep 01   In the year 1874 sydney General Post Office opens in Australia   

Sep 03   On this day in history the congress of the state of México elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa, with the title of "Villa de Juárez".   

Sep 04   Johanna M "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach in the year 1874.   

Sep 11   Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer in the year 1874.   

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

Sep 13   Arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet) in the year 1874.   

Sep 17   Ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin) in the year 1874.   

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

Sep 21   On this day in history gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets)   

Sep 21   JBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 01   Rotterdam opens drink water pipes in the year 1874.   

Oct 01   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 in the year 1874.   

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

Oct 08   Nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron) on this day in history.   

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   Margarete Susman, writer in the year 1874.   

Oct 15   On this day in history child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force   

Oct 15   In the year 1874 otallo Morales, composer   

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   In the year 1874 birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1874 birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)   

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.   

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   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   In the year 1874 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