Page 7: Historical Events In 1875

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.   

Nov 17   Hilario Ascasubi, Argentina author (pampa, gauchos and indians), dies   

Nov 19   Michael I Kalinin, Russian metal worker/head of state   

Nov 21   Friedrich A Lange, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism), dies at 67   

Nov 22   Elizabeth Patterson, Savannah TN, actress (Climax, Tall Story)   

Nov 25   Financial difficulties force the ruler of Egypt to seel his shares in the Suez Canal to England and France giving them effective control of the waterway   

Nov 27   Wladyslaw Orkan, [Szmaciarz-Smreczynsky], Pol author (Nowele Zebrane).   

Nov 28   Verney Cameroon reaches East Africa.   

Dec 02   Frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor (King Kong, Son of Kong).   

Dec 03   Bernhard Lichtenberg, German clergyman/antifascist   

Dec 04   Edgar Wallace, English writer is born.   

Dec 04   R M Rilke, writer.   

Dec 04   William Marcy "Boss" Tweed (NYC-Tammany Hall) escapes from jail.   

Dec 05   Sir Arthur Currie, the inaugural Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps in WW1 is born.   

Dec 06   44th Congress (1875-77) convenes   

Dec 07   Natives Sons of the West organized.   

Dec 08   Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Volki i Ovsty," premieres in St Petersburg.   

Dec 09   Massachusetts Rifle Association "America's Oldest Active Gun Club" is founded.   

Dec 10   Otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84   

Dec 12   Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian.   

Dec 14   Dobri Khristov, composer.   

Dec 15   Friedrich Niggli, composer   

Dec 17   Violent bread riots in Montreal.   

Dec 19   Carter G Woodson, New Canton Va, American historian (black studies)   

Dec 20   Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75   

Dec 20   T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green).   

Dec 22   Antoine Mariotte, composer   

Dec 22   Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer, dies at 75.   

Dec 25   Lambs Club in NY forms.   

Dec 25   Theodor Innitzer, cardinal/archbishop Vienna   

Dec 30   Andrassy Note calls for Christian-Muslim religious freedoms   

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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,