Page 5: Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   On this day in history dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy   

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

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

Jun 28   Freedmen's Bank closes on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1874 oley Speaks, composer   

Jun 29   Georg Gohler, composer in the year 1874.   

Jun 29   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history 1st Chamber accept law against child labor   

Jul 01   First US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000 in the year 1874.   

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

Jul 03   On this day in history apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader   

Jul 04   Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed on this day in history.   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1874 xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Jul 29   August Stramm, writer in the year 1874.   

Jul 29   In the year 1874 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   In the year 1874 patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U   

Aug 03   Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) in the year 1874.   

Aug 05   In the year 1874 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   Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head in the year 1874.   

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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   In the year 1874 birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)   

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

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

Jan 13   Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died in the year 1874.   

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

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