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) in the year 1874.   

Jun 28   In the year 1874 freedmen's Bank closes   

Jun 28   On this day in history oley Speaks, composer   

Jun 29   Georg Gohler, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 01   On this day in history first US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000   

Jul 01   Michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim) in the year 1874.   

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   Gerhard von Keussler, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 08   In the year 1874 the Mounties begin their March West.   

Jul 10   Austin Diamond, cricket non-Test capt (NSW batsman 1899-1919, Aust) in the year 1874.   

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 in the year 1874.   

Jul 12   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG) on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914)   

Jul 23   On this day in history aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa.   

Jul 26   In the year 1874 serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp)   

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

Jul 29   August Stramm, writer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

Aug 05   On this day in history 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) in the year 1874.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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