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   On this day in history peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49  

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

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

Nov 07   1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast on this day in history.  

Nov 07   In the year 1874 joseph Willoughby, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96)  

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

Nov 09   Israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies in the year 1874.  

Nov 15   In the year 1874 schack August Steenberg Krogh, Denmark, physiologist (Nobel-1920)  

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 in the year 1874.  

Nov 18   Carrie White, oldest US woman (dies Nov 1990 at 116) in the year 1874.  

Nov 18   In the year 1874 national Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland  

Nov 19   On this day in history karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer  

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

Nov 24   Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire in the year 1874.  

Nov 25   In the year 1874 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) in the year 1874.  

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

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

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

Nov 30   On this day in history the birth of Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister and war time leader  

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   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   Paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag) on this day in history.  

Dec 12   Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa) in the year 1874.  

Dec 13   Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst) on this day in history.  

Dec 15   1st reigning king to visit US (of Hawaii) received by Pres Grant in the year 1874.  

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   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) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer  

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   On this day in history birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)  

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   On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died on this day in history.  

Feb 08   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 in the year 1874.  

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.