Page 5: 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) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 28   Oley Speaks, composer in the year 1874.   

Jun 29   On this day in history georg Gohler, composer   

Jun 29   On this day in history 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.   

Jul 01   1st Chamber accept law against child labor on this day in history.   

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

Jul 01   In the year 1874 michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim)   

Jul 03   Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1874 social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed   

Jul 05   In the year 1874 gerhard von Keussler, composer   

Jul 07   In the year 1874 27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office   

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

Jul 10   In the year 1874 austin Diamond, cricket non-Test capt (NSW batsman 1899-1919, Aust)   

Jul 11   Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54 in the year 1874.   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1874 ontario Agricultural College founded   

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   Serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp) on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1874 ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man)   

Jul 29   In the year 1874 august Stramm, writer   

Jul 29   Major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court in the year 1874.   

Jul 30   1st baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Phila in British Isles on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1874.   

Aug 05   On this day in history japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England.   

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

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

Aug 11   On this day in history harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)   

Jan 01   Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born in the year 1874.   

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 in the year 1874.   

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

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

Feb 03   Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died in the year 1874.   

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

Feb 09   Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 in the year 1874.   

Feb 17   On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77