Historical Events In 1875
Saturday, 14 June 2025
Jan 01 On this day in history charles Rist, French economist
Jan 03 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 in the year 1875.
Jan 05 CDR Edward Lull begins expedition to locate best ship canal route across Panama on this day in history.
Jan 05 Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris on this day in history.
Jan 05 On this day in history president Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg MS
Jan 07 On this day in history thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)
Jan 11 Reinhold Gliere, composer on this day in history.
Jan 12 On this day in history kwang-su becomes emperor of China.
Jan 12 Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) on this day in history.
Jan 14 On this day in history albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954)
Jan 14 The birth of Albert Schweitzer, French medical missionary and Nobel Prize winner in the year 1875.
Jan 18 On this day in history joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55
Jan 21 John Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille) on this day in history.
Jan 22 On this day in history bonifacius C de Jonge, governor (Dutch East Indies)
Jan 22 In the year 1875 the birth of D.W Griffith, American film director/producer
Jan 23 On this day in history charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55
Jan 24 In the year 1875 camille Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre," premieres
Jan 25 On this day in history anti-slavery society formed in NY
Jan 25 In the year 1875 anti-slavery society forms (NY)
Jan 25 In the year 1875 leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79
Jan 26 In the year 1875 electric dental drill is patented by George F Green
Jan 28 Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer in the year 1875.
Feb 01 Eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway) on this day in history.
Feb 01 In the year 1875 fiji Measles outbreak in Fiji killing 40,000 people
Feb 01 In the year 1875 william Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58
Feb 02 On this day in history annette Kolb, German/French author (Small Fanfare)
Feb 03 On this day in history everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66
Feb 04 On this day in history ludwig Prandtl, Germany, physicist (father of aerodynamics)
Feb 04 In the year 1875 princess Louise marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belg
Feb 04 Princess Louise marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belgium on this day in history.
Feb 07 In the year 1875 erkki Gustav Melartin, composer
Feb 09 In the year 1875 sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer
Feb 11 Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer in the year 1875.
Feb 17 In the year 1875 luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33