Page 6: Historical Events In 1874

Aug 15   Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert in the year 1874.   

Aug 16   Arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26) in the year 1874.   

Aug 21   Herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27) on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies   

Aug 26   In the year 1874 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee   

Aug 27   In the year 1874 johan George Schwartze, painter, dies   

Aug 27   On this day in history karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931)   

Aug 29   In the year 1874 walter Field   

Sep 01   In the year 1874 28th Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Conn takes office   

Sep 01   Heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia on this day in history.   

Sep 03   The congress of the state of México elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa, with the title of "Villa de Juárez" in the year 1874.   

Sep 04   In the year 1874 johanna M "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach   

Sep 11   On this day in history heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer   

Sep 12   1874 The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded in the year 1874.   

Sep 13   On this day in history arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet)   

Sep 17   In the year 1874 ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin)   

Sep 18   Johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Vises Sten) in the year 1874.   

Sep 21   On this day in history gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets)   

Sep 21   JBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history 1st Grand International Rifle match held   

Oct 01   Rotterdam opens drink water pipes on this day in history.   

Oct 01   On this day in history supply Corps purser, LT J. Q. Barton, given leave to enter service of new Japanese Navy to organize a Pay Department and instruct Japanese about accounts. He served until 1 October 1877 when he again became a purser in the U.S. Navy. In 1878, the Emperor of Japan conferred on him the Fourth Class of Rising Sun for his service.   

Oct 06   Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron) on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1874 world Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland   

Oct 10   Fiji becomes a British possession in the year 1874.   

Oct 14   On this day in history margarete Susman, writer   

Oct 15   Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force in the year 1874.   

Oct 15   Otallo Morales, composer in the year 1874.   

Oct 19   Mary Walsh & Charles Colson are 1st couple to be married in a balloon in the year 1874.   

Oct 20   On this day in history charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step)   

Oct 21   Albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist in the year 1874.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer   

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer   

Jan 05   In the year 1874 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   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   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   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1874 jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75   

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