Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   Dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy in the year 1874.   

Jun 22   In the year 1874 howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies   

Jun 26   Albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14) in the year 1874.   

Jun 28   On this day in history freedmen's Bank closes   

Jun 28   On this day in history oley Speaks, composer   

Jun 29   Georg Gohler, composer in the year 1874.   

Jun 29   Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" in which he lays out his complaints against King George. He is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year in the year 1874.   

Jul 01   In the year 1874 1st Chamber accept law against child labor   

Jul 01   In the year 1874 first US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000   

Jul 01   Michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim) on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1874 apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader   

Jul 04   Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed in the year 1874.   

Jul 05   Gerhard von Keussler, composer in the year 1874.   

Jul 07   27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office on this day in history.   

Jul 08   On this day in history the Mounties begin their March West.   

Jul 10   Austin Diamond, cricket non-Test capt (NSW batsman 1899-1919, Aust) on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63   

Jul 12   Ontario Agricultural College founded on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1874 start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG)   

Jul 14   In the year 1874 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914)   

Jul 23   Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa in the year 1874.   

Jul 26   On this day in history serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp)   

Jul 28   Ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man) in the year 1874.   

Jul 29   In the year 1874 august Stramm, writer   

Jul 29   On this day in history major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court   

Jul 30   In the year 1874 1st baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Phila in British Isles   

Jul 31   In the year 1874 commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes   

Jul 31   Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U in the year 1874.   

Aug 03   Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) on this day in history.   

Aug 05   In the year 1874 japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England.   

Aug 10   Herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, (R) 31st Pres (1929-1933) on this day in history.   

Aug 10   The birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US on this day in history.   

Aug 11   In the year 1874 harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head   

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)   

Jan 04   In the year 1874 birth of sven Fleuron, writer   

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin   

Jan 04   In the year 1874 death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)   

Jan 08   In the year 1874 death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)   

Jan 17   In the year 1874 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

Jan 19   In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75   

Feb 03   In the year 1874 death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

Feb 08   On this day in history david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66   

Feb 09   In the year 1874 jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75   

Feb 17   In the year 1874 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77