Page 7: Historical Events In 1874

Oct 26   All Grand Trunk Railway lines east of Montreal, 542 miles, are converted from 5' 6" to standard gauge in the year 1874.   

Oct 26   Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49 in the year 1874.   

Nov 03   James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1874 samuel J Tilden elected governor of NY   

Nov 07   1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast in the year 1874.   

Nov 07   Joseph Willoughby, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96) on this day in history.   

Nov 07   The first cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast on this day in history.   

Nov 09   In the year 1874 israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies   

Nov 15   Schack August Steenberg Krogh, Denmark, physiologist (Nobel-1920) in the year 1874.   

Nov 16   In the year 1874 johanna HC Albregt, Dutch actress (Dumb August)/wife of Henri Dons   

Nov 17   Emigrant ship Cospatrick catches fire & sinks off Auckland, NZ on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1874 carrie White, oldest US woman (dies Nov 1990 at 116)   

Nov 18   National Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland in the year 1874.   

Nov 19   In the year 1874 karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer   

Nov 19   In the year 1874 william Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall (NYC) convicted of defrauding city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment   

Nov 19   In the year 1874 william Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall (NYC) convicted of defrauding the city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment   

Nov 24   In the year 1874 joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire   

Nov 25   The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   On this day in history edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel)   

Nov 27   Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman (1st President) on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Antonio Egas Moniz, Portugal, lobotomist (Nobel 1949) in the year 1874.   

Nov 30   In the year 1874 sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born (prematurely) on this day   

Nov 30   The birth of Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister and war time leader in the year 1874.   

Nov 30   Winston Churchill, (C) Brit PM (1940-45, 1951-55, Nobel 1953) in the year 1874.   

Dec 01   Dominicus Johner, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 04   In the year 1874 jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice)   

Dec 08   Jesse James gang takes train at Muncie Kansas on this day in history.   

Dec 11   In the year 1874 paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)   

Dec 12   Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa) on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst)   

Dec 15   1st reigning king to visit US (of Hawaii) received by Pres Grant on this day in history.   

Dec 15   David Kalakaua, king of the Sandwich Islands chain in the South Pacific and first regining king to visit the US, is received at the White House by US president Ulysses S. Grant on this day in history.   

Dec 16   Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79 in the year 1874.   

Dec 17   On this day in history william Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48)   

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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   Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1874 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 in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)   

Jan 17   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75   

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