Page 7: Historical Events In 1875

Nov 07   Verney Cameron is first European to cross equatorial Africa on this day in history.   

Nov 10   Maude Eburne, Canada, actress (Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman) on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1875 harvard-Yale game is 1st college football contest with uniforms   

Nov 13   National Bowling Association organized in NYC in the year 1875.   

Nov 13   Rogelio del Villar, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 14   In the year 1875 jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer: Conrad Pilater   

Nov 16   On this day in history battle at Gundet: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians   

Nov 17   In the year 1875 amer Theosophical Society founded by Mme Blavatsky & Col Olcott   

Nov 17   Hilario Ascasubi, Argentina author (pampa, gauchos & indians), dies on this day in history.   

Nov 19   Michael I Kalinin, Russian metal worker/head of state in the year 1875.   

Nov 21   Friedrich A Lange, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism), dies at 67 in the year 1875.   

Nov 22   In the year 1875 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Wladyslaw Orkan, [Szmaciarz-Smreczynsky], Pol author (Nowele Zebrane) in the year 1875.   

Nov 28   Verney Cameroon reaches East Africa on this day in history.   

Dec 02   In the year 1875 frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor (King Kong, Son of Kong)   

Dec 03   Bernhard Lichtenberg, German clergyman/antifascist on this day in history.   

Dec 04   R M Rilke, writer on this day in history.   

Dec 04   In the year 1875 the birth of Edgar Wallace, English writer   

Dec 04   In the year 1875 william Marcy "Boss" Tweed (NYC-Tammany Hall) escapes from jail   

Dec 05   On this day in history sir Arthur Currie, the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps in WW1 is born   

Dec 06   44th Congress (1875-77) convenes in the year 1875.   

Dec 07   Natives Sons of the West organized in the year 1875.   

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

Dec 09   Massachusetts Rifle Association "America's Oldest Active Gun Club" is founded in the year 1875.   

Dec 10   In the year 1875 otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84   

Dec 12   In the year 1875 desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian   

Dec 14   In the year 1875 dobri Khristov, composer   

Dec 15   Friedrich Niggli, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Violent bread riots in Montreal on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Carter G Woodson, New Canton Va, American historian (black studies) in the year 1875.   

Dec 20   Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Dec 20   T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history antoine Mariotte, composer   

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Jan 01   Charles Rist, French economist was born in the year 1875.   

Jan 01   N F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)   

Jan 07   Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942) was born in the year 1875.   

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

Jan 12   Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) was born in the year 1875.   

Jan 14   In the year 1875 birth of albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954)   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1875 leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79   

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

Feb 03   Everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66 in the year 1875.   

Feb 17   Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 on this day in history.