Page 5: Historical Events In 1875

Aug 02   1st roller skating rink opens (London).   

Aug 04   Hans Christian Andersen, Danish fairy tale writer, dies at 70   

Aug 06   Marcel Labey, composer   

Aug 09   Albert William Ketelbey, Aston England, composer (Wonder Worker).   

Aug 10   Karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66.   

Aug 12   Ettore Panizza, composer   

Aug 14   Society of Regte Afrikaanders establishes in Paarl   

Aug 15   Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast)   

Aug 18   Johan E Elias, historian (Amsterdam).   

Aug 21   Maurice Lippens, Belgian earl/minister/governor of Congo.   

Aug 22   The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.   

Aug 25   Matthew Webb is recorded as becoming 1st to swim English Channel (21h 45m)   

Aug 25   Matthew Webb is recorded as becoming inaugural to swim English Channel (21h 45m).   

Aug 26   John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)   

Aug 26   John Buchan, Scottish author is born   

Aug 31   Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49   

Sep 01   A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband.   

Sep 01   Edgar Rice Burroughs, American novelist is born.   

Sep 01   Edgar Rice Burroughs, US, sci-fi author (Tarzan of Apes, Mars Saga).   

Sep 03   Ferdinand Porsche, German car inventor (Porsche, Volkswagen)   

Sep 05   Napoleon "Larry" Lajoie, RI, hall of fame shortstop (.426 in 1901).   

Sep 09   Lotta's Fountain (Kearny and Market) dedicated.   

Sep 10   Paul Scheinpflug, composer   

Sep 11   1st newspaper cartoon strip   

Sep 11   inaugural newspaper cartoon strip   

Sep 15   Jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer, dies at 71.   

Sep 16   James Cash Penney, department store founder (J C Penney)   

Sep 17   Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer.   

Sep 18   Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (d.1945).   

Sep 22   Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer.   

Sep 24   William Walker, composer, dies at 66.   

Sep 26   Edmund Gwenn, Wales, actor (Miracle on 34th Street)   

Sep 27   Grazia Deledda, Italy, novelist (Old Man of the Mtn-Nobel 1926)   

Sep 28   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet, dies at 58 [OS]   

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Jan 01   Charles rist: French economist   

Jan 01   N f druce: Cricketer (5 tests for england v australia 1897-98)   

Jan 07   Thomas hicks: English/us marathon runner: (olympic-gold-1904)   

Jan 07   Gustav flatow: German gymnast   

Jan 09   Gertrude vanderbilt whitney: American socialite    

Jan 11   Reinhold gliere: Composer   

Jan 12   Marika stiernstedt: Swedish author (ulla bella)   

Jan 14   Albert schweitzer: Doctor/humanitarian/organist (nobel 1954)   

Jan 03   Baldassare galuppi: Italian composer (opera's buff),    

Jan 18   Joseph philbrick webster: Composer,   

Jan 20   Jean-françois millet: French painter (b. 1814)   

Jan 23   Charles kingsley: English vicar/writer (westward ho!),   

Jan 25   Leopold jansa: Composer,   

Feb 01   William sterndale bennett: Composer,    

Feb 03   Everhardus j potgieter: Writer (liedekens van bontekoe),   

Feb 17   Luis nf varela: Brazilian romantic poet,