Historical Events In 1874

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

Jun 22   Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies in the year 1874.   

Jun 26   On this day in history albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14)   

Jun 28   Freedmen's Bank closes in the year 1874.   

Jun 28   In the year 1874 oley Speaks, composer   

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 in the year 1874.   

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

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   The Mounties begin their March West on this day in history.   

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

Jul 11   On this day in history xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54   

Jul 12   Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1874 ontario Agricultural College founded   

Jul 12   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG)   

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

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

Jul 26   Serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 29   On this day in history august Stramm, writer   

Jul 29   In the year 1874 major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1874 eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

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

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

Aug 10   In the year 1874 the birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US   

Aug 11   Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)   

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   Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

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   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.