Page 6: Historical Events In 1875

Sep 29   US-Spanish relations decline in wake of Cuban rebellion.   

Oct 02   Henry Fevrier, composer   

Oct 05   Cyril Rootham, composer   

Oct 05   Palace Hotel on Market Street, SF opens   

Oct 08   Hugh L Doherty, tennis champ (US Open-1903)   

Oct 10   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer, dies at 58.   

Oct 11   Stefan O Iosif, Romania, poet (Beautiful Irine).   

Oct 12   Aleister [Edward S] Crowley, (75 pseudonames), British occultist   

Oct 16   1st Quebec vs Ontario football game, Ontario claims.   

Oct 17   Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer (Yes and No!).   

Oct 18   James E K Aggrey, Ghana, US theologian/educationalist.   

Oct 22   Sons of American Revolution organizes   

Oct 22   Sons of the American Revolution organized   

Oct 24   Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer.   

Oct 25   Peter Tsjaikofsky's "1st Pianoconcert up. 23" premieres in Boston   

Oct 26   H[arry] B[yron] Warner, London England, actor (King of Kings).   

Oct 28   William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56   

Oct 29   Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

Oct 31   Seerp Anema, poet/writer (Dutch Coasts).   

Nov 02   JWW Birch, 1st British resident of Perak Malakka, murdered.   

Nov 02   Verney Cameroon reaches Benguela Angola, from Africa's east coast   

Nov 03   Emils Darzins, composer   

Nov 04   "Pacific" collides with "Orpheus" off Cape Flattery Wash, 236 dies   

Nov 06   John Baptist van Son, Dutch Catholic politician, dies at 71   

Nov 06   Pompeo Aloisi, Italian baron/diplomat/senator   

Nov 07   Verney Cameron is 1st European to cross equitorial Africa.   

Nov 07   Verney Cameron is inaugural European to cross equatorial Africa.   

Nov 10   Maude Eburne, Canada, actress (Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman)   

Nov 13   Harvard-Yale game is 1st college football contest with uniforms.   

Nov 13   National Bowling Association organized in NYC.   

Nov 13   Rogelio del Villar, composer.   

Nov 14   Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer: Conrad Pilater.   

Nov 16   Battle at Gundet: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians   

Nov 17   Amer Theosophical Society founded by Mme Blavatsky and Col Olcott   

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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,