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   Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history james Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti   

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 in the year 1874.   

Nov 07   On this day in history joseph Willoughby, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96)   

Nov 07   On this day in history the first cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast   

Nov 09   In the year 1874 israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 18   National Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland on this day in history.   

Nov 19   On this day in history karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer   

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

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   On this day in history joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire   

Nov 25   The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873 in the year 1874.   

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

Nov 27   Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman (1st President) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 30   On this day in history sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born (prematurely) on this day   

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

Nov 30   Winston Churchill, (C) Brit PM (1940-45, 1951-55, Nobel 1953) in the year 1874.   

Dec 01   Dominicus Johner, composer in the year 1874.   

Dec 04   Jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history jesse James gang takes train at Muncie Kansas   

Dec 11   In the year 1874 paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)   

Dec 12   Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa) on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 17   William Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer   

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 in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1874 birth of sven Fleuron, writer   

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born in the year 1874.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75   

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