Page 6: Historical Events In 1874

Aug 15   On this day in history joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert   

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   Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer in the year 1874.   

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

Aug 27   On this day in history karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931)   

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   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" in the year 1874.   

Sep 04   On this day in history johanna M "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach   

Sep 11   On this day in history heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer   

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

Sep 18   On this day in history johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Vises Sten)   

Sep 21   Gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets) in the year 1874.   

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

Sep 26   1st Grand International Rifle match held in the year 1874.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 06   On this day in history thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50   

Oct 08   In the year 1874 nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron)   

Oct 09   In the year 1874 world Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland   

Oct 10   On this day in history fiji becomes a British possession   

Oct 14   Margarete Susman, writer on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force in the year 1874.   

Oct 15   In the year 1874 otallo Morales, composer   

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

Oct 20   Charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step) in the year 1874.   

Oct 21   Albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist on this day in history.   

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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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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   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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66   

Feb 09   In the year 1874 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