Page 7: Historical Events In 1874

Oct 26   Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49   

Nov 03   James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti.   

Nov 04   Samuel J Tilden elected governor of NY.   

Nov 07   1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast   

Nov 07   Joseph Willoughby, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96).   

Nov 07   The inaugural cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast   

Nov 09   Israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies.   

Nov 15   Schack August Steenberg Krogh, Denmark, physiologist (Nobel-1920)   

Nov 16   Johanna HC Albregt, Dutch actress (Dumb August)/wife of Henri Dons.   

Nov 17   Emigrant ship Cospatrick catches fire and sinks off Auckland, NZ.   

Nov 18   Carrie White, oldest US woman (dies Nov 1990 at 116)   

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

Nov 19   Karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer   

Nov 19   William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall (NYC) convicted of defrauding city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.   

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

Nov 24   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.   

Nov 26   Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel)   

Nov 27   Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman (1st President).   

Nov 29   Antonio Egas Moniz, Portugal, lobotomist (Nobel 1949)   

Nov 30   Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister and war time leader is born   

Nov 30   Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born (prematurely) on this day.   

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

Dec 01   Dominicus Johner, composer   

Dec 04   Jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice)   

Dec 08   Jesse James gang takes train at Muncie Kansas   

Dec 11   Paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag).   

Dec 12   Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa).   

Dec 13   Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst).   

Dec 15   1st reigning king to visit US (of Hawaii) received by Pres Grant.   

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

Dec 16   Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79   

Dec 17   William Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48)   

Dec 21   Juan Bautista Sacasa, pres of Nicaragua (1932-36)   

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Jan 01   Hugo leichtentritt: Composer   

Jan 01   Gustave whitehead: German inventor    

Jan 01   Frank knox: American secretary of the navy   

Jan 04   Josef suk: Czech violinist/composer (asrael)   

Jan 04   Sven fleuron: Writer   

Jan 05   Joseph erlanger: Doctor (shock therapy-nobel 1944)   

Jan 06   Fred niblo: U.s. film actor, director, producer   

Jan 13   Jozef e van roey: Flemish cardinal/archbishop of mechlin   

Jan 04   Thomas gregson: Premier of tasmania (b. 1798)   

Jan 08   Charles etienne brasseur de bourbourg: French writer and historian (b. 1814)   

Jan 17   Chang & eng bunker: Chinese/thai siamese twins,   

Jan 19   H v fallersleben: Writer,   

Feb 03   Lunalilo: Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

Feb 08   David f strauss: German theologist,   

Feb 09   Jules michelet: French historian (history of france),    

Feb 17   [lambert] adolphe j quetelet: Belg astronomer/sociologist,