Historical Events In 1874

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

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

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   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) on this day in history.  

Aug 29   Walter Field in the year 1874.  

Sep 01   28th Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Conn takes office in the year 1874.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 13   In the year 1874 arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet)  

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

Sep 18   In the year 1874 johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Vises Sten)  

Sep 21   Gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets) on this day in history.  

Sep 21   JBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75 in the year 1874.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 08   On this day in history nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron)  

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   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   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist  

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born in the year 1874.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 13   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77