Page 7: Historical Events In 1874

Oct 26   On this day in history all Grand Trunk Railway lines east of Montreal, 542 miles, are converted from 5' 6" to standard gauge.   

Oct 26   Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast   

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

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

Nov 09   On this day in history israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies   

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

Nov 16   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall (NYC) convicted of defrauding the city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1874 edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel)   

Nov 27   On this day in history chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman (1st President)   

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

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 in the year 1874.   

Nov 30   In the year 1874 winston Churchill, (C) Brit PM (1940-45, 1951-55, Nobel 1953)   

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   In the year 1874 jesse James gang takes train at Muncie Kansas   

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

Dec 12   On this day in history volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa)   

Dec 13   Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst) in the year 1874.   

Dec 15   On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.   

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

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)   

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   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin   

Jan 04   In the year 1874 death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)   

Jan 08   In the year 1874 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 in the year 1874.   

Jan 19   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1874.   

Feb 03   On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

Feb 08   On this day in history david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66   

Feb 09   In the year 1874 jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75   

Feb 17   On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77