Historical Events In 1874

Aug 15   Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert in the year 1874.  

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

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

Aug 22   Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer in the year 1874.  

Aug 22   Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies in the year 1874.  

Aug 26   On this day in history 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee  

Aug 27   Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies in the year 1874.  

Aug 27   Karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931) in the year 1874.  

Aug 29   In the year 1874 walter Field  

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

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

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

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

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   1874 The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded in the year 1874.  

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

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

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   In the year 1874 jBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75  

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

Oct 01   Rotterdam opens drink water pipes on this day in history.  

Oct 01   In the year 1874 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 in the year 1874.  

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

Oct 09   World Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland on this day in history.  

Oct 10   Fiji becomes a British possession on this day in history.  

Oct 14   In the year 1874 margarete Susman, writer  

Oct 15   In the year 1874 child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force  

Oct 15   Otallo Morales, composer in the year 1874.  

Oct 19   In the year 1874 mary Walsh & Charles Colson are 1st couple to be married in a balloon  

Oct 20   Charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step) on this day in history.  

Oct 21   On this day in history albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist  

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)  

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

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)  

Jan 06   Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

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