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 on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1874 peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49   

Nov 03   In the year 1874 james Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti   

Nov 04   Samuel J Tilden elected governor of NY in the year 1874.   

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

Nov 07   On this day in history joseph Willoughby, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96)   

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

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

Nov 15   On this day in history schack August Steenberg Krogh, Denmark, physiologist (Nobel-1920)   

Nov 16   Johanna HC Albregt, Dutch actress (Dumb August)/wife of Henri Dons in the year 1874.   

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

Nov 18   Carrie White, oldest US woman (dies Nov 1990 at 116) on this day in history.   

Nov 18   On this day in history national Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland   

Nov 19   Karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer in the year 1874.   

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

Nov 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.   

Nov 25   The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873 in the year 1874.   

Nov 26   Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel) on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman (1st President) in the year 1874.   

Nov 29   Antonio Egas Moniz, Portugal, lobotomist (Nobel 1949) on this day in history.   

Nov 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 01   In the year 1874 dominicus Johner, composer   

Dec 04   Jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice) in the year 1874.   

Dec 08   Jesse James gang takes train at Muncie Kansas in the year 1874.   

Dec 11   On this day in history paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)   

Dec 12   In the year 1874 volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa)   

Dec 13   In the year 1874 ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst)   

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

Dec 15   On this day in history 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.   

Dec 16   In the year 1874 abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79   

Dec 17   William Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48) in the year 1874.   

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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   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 in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)   

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   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 in the year 1874.   

Jan 19   In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75   

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   Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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