Historical Events In 1875

Jul 23   On this day in history isaac Merritt Singer, inventor (sewing machine), dies at 63  

Jul 26   Carl Gustav Jung, Switzerland, doctor (founded analytic psychology) in the year 1875.  

Jul 30   In the year 1875 james William Tate, composer  

Jul 31   On this day in history andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66  

Jul 31   In the year 1875 harry Northrup, Paris France, actor (Who's That Knocking at My Door)  

Aug 02   In the year 1875 1st roller skating rink opens (London)  

Aug 04   Hans Christian Andersen, Danish fairy tale writer, dies at 70 in the year 1875.  

Aug 06   Marcel Labey, composer in the year 1875.  

Aug 09   Albert William Ketelbey, Aston England, composer (Wonder Worker) on this day in history.  

Aug 10   Karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66 in the year 1875.  

Aug 12   Ettore Panizza, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 14   In the year 1875 society of Regte Afrikaanders establishes in Paarl  

Aug 15   Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast) in the year 1875.  

Aug 18   In the year 1875 johan E Elias, historian (Amsterdam)  

Aug 21   Maurice Lippens, Belgian earl/minister/governor of Congo in the year 1875.  

Aug 22   The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands in the year 1875.  

Aug 25   Matthew Webb becomes 1st to swim English Channel (21h 45m) in the year 1875.  

Aug 25   Matthew Webb becomes first to swim English Channel (21h 45m) in the year 1875.  

Aug 26   In the year 1875 john Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)  

Aug 26   In the year 1875 the birth of John Buchan, Scottish author  

Aug 31   Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Sep 01   In the year 1875 a murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband.  

Sep 01   Edgar Rice Burroughs, US, sci-fi author (Tarzan of Apes, Mars Saga) on this day in history.  

Sep 01   The birth of Edgar Rice Burroughs, American novelist in the year 1875.  

Sep 03   In the year 1875 ferdinand Porsche, German car inventor (Porsche, Volkswagen)  

Sep 05   On this day in history napoleon "Larry" Lajoie, RI, hall of fame shortstop (.426 in 1901)  

Sep 09   Lotta's Fountain (Kearny & Market) dedicated in the year 1875.  

Sep 09   On this day in history lotta's Fountain (Kearny &Market) dedicated  

Sep 10   In the year 1875 paul Scheinpflug, composer  

Sep 11   In the year 1875 1st newspaper cartoon strip  

Sep 11   First newspaper cartoon strip in the year 1875.  

Sep 15   On this day in history jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer, dies at 71  

Sep 16   On this day in history james Cash Penney, department store founder (J C Penney)  

Sep 17   In the year 1875 vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer  

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Jan 01   In the year 1875 birth of charles Rist, French economist  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of n F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98)  

Jan 07   Thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945) was born in the year 1875.  

Jan 09   Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of reinhold Gliere, composer  

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella)  

Jan 14   Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68  

Jan 18   Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1875.  

Jan 20   On this day in history death of jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814)  

Jan 23   Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1875.  

Feb 01   William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1875.  

Feb 03   On this day in history everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66  

Feb 17   In the year 1875 luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33