Historical Events In 1874

Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer in the year 1874.   

Jan 01   New York City annexes the Bronx on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history the city of Winnipeg holds first civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 331 ballots are cast. go figure   

Jan 13   Battle between jobless & police in NYC, 100s injuried on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history battle between jobless &police in New York City NY, 100s injured   

Jan 13   Imperial Russian Government issues second decree which amended the one of June 4, 1871. The second decree instituted compulsory military conscription for the German colonists. These two decrees impelled thousands of German Russians to immigrate to North and South America in the year 1874.   

Jan 13   In the year 1874 jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin   

Jan 13   In the year 1874 uS troops land in Honolulu to protect the king   

Jan 14   In the year 1874 i D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature   

Jan 14   In the year 1874 thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)   

Jan 16   Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) in the year 1874.   

Jan 17   On this day in history armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction   

Jan 17   Armed Democrats seize Texas govt ending Radical Reconstruction in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75   

Jan 21   In the year 1874 franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna   

Jan 22   Liberal Alexander Mackenzie 1822-1892 defeats John A. Macdonald in the second Canadian general election, 138 seats to 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Louis Riel 1844-1885 elected as the member of Parliament for Provencher in Manitoba. He will be prevented from taking his seat by a warrant for his arrest sworn in Ontario, for the murder of Thomas Scott in the year 1874.   

Jan 22   In the year 1874 wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926)   

Jan 24   Arthur Schomburg (Arturo Alfonso), Puerto Rico, archivist of African American history and culture on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Gen J van Swieten conquerors Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die in the year 1874.   

Jan 24   On this day in history general J van Swieten conquers Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die   

Jan 24   Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov," premieres in St Petersburg Russia in the year 1874.   

Jan 25   Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history john David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist   

Jan 31   In the year 1874 jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO   

Jan 31   Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri in the year 1874.   

Feb 01   Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist in the year 1874.   

Feb 03   On this day in history franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)   

Feb 06   Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) in the year 1874.   

Feb 08   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 in the year 1874.   

Feb 09   In the year 1874 amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)   

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)   

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 06   Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 13   In the year 1874 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   Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died in the year 1874.   

Jan 17   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 in the year 1874.   

Jan 19   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1874.   

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   On this day in history 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