Page 7: Historical Events In 1874

Oct 26   All Grand Trunk Railway lines east of Montreal, 542 miles, are converted from 5' 6" to standard gauge on this day in history.   

Oct 26   On this day in history peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49   

Nov 03   James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Samuel J Tilden elected governor of NY in the year 1874.   

Nov 07   1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1874 joseph Willoughby, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96)   

Nov 07   The first cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast in the year 1874.   

Nov 09   Israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Schack August Steenberg Krogh, Denmark, physiologist (Nobel-1920) on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Johanna HC Albregt, Dutch actress (Dumb August)/wife of Henri Dons in the year 1874.   

Nov 17   Emigrant ship Cospatrick catches fire & sinks off Auckland, NZ in the year 1874.   

Nov 18   In the year 1874 carrie White, oldest US woman (dies Nov 1990 at 116)   

Nov 18   In the year 1874 national Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland   

Nov 19   Karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1874 william Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall (NYC) convicted of defrauding city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment   

Nov 19   William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall (NYC) convicted of defrauding the city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment in the year 1874.   

Nov 24   Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire on this day in history.   

Nov 25   The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   In the year 1874 edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel)   

Nov 27   Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman (1st President) in the year 1874.   

Nov 29   Antonio Egas Moniz, Portugal, lobotomist (Nobel 1949) on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1874 sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born (prematurely) on this day   

Nov 30   The birth of Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister and war time leader in the year 1874.   

Nov 30   In the year 1874 winston Churchill, (C) Brit PM (1940-45, 1951-55, Nobel 1953)   

Dec 01   Dominicus Johner, composer in the year 1874.   

Dec 04   In the year 1874 jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice)   

Dec 08   Jesse James gang takes train at Muncie Kansas on this day in history.   

Dec 11   Paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag) in the year 1874.   

Dec 12   On this day in history volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa)   

Dec 13   In the year 1874 ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst)   

Dec 15   1st reigning king to visit US (of Hawaii) received by Pres Grant in the year 1874.   

Dec 15   David Kalakaua, king of the Sandwich Islands chain in the South Pacific and first regining king to visit the US, is received at the White House by US president Ulysses S. Grant on this day in history.   

Dec 16   Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79 in the year 1874.   

Dec 17   In the year 1874 william Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48)   

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1874 birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)   

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   On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer   

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)   

Jan 13   In the year 1874 birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1874 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1874 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66   

Feb 09   Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 in the year 1874.