Historical Events In 1875
Friday, 21 February 2025
Jan 01 Charles Rist, French economist in the year 1875.
Jan 03 On this day in history baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68
Jan 05 On this day in history cDR Edward Lull begins expedition to locate best ship canal route across Panama.
Jan 05 In the year 1875 charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris
Jan 05 President Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg MS in the year 1875.
Jan 07 On this day in history thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)
Jan 11 Reinhold Gliere, composer on this day in history.
Jan 12 On this day in history kwang-su becomes emperor of China.
Jan 12 Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella) in the year 1875.
Jan 14 On this day in history albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954)
Jan 14 The birth of Albert Schweitzer, French medical missionary and Nobel Prize winner in the year 1875.
Jan 18 On this day in history joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55
Jan 21 John Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille) on this day in history.
Jan 22 In the year 1875 bonifacius C de Jonge, governor (Dutch East Indies)
Jan 22 On this day in history the birth of D.W Griffith, American film director/producer
Jan 23 Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 on this day in history.
Jan 24 Camille Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre," premieres in the year 1875.
Jan 25 On this day in history anti-slavery society formed in NY
Jan 25 Anti-slavery society forms (NY) in the year 1875.
Jan 25 Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1875.
Jan 26 Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green on this day in history.
Jan 28 Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer in the year 1875.
Feb 01 In the year 1875 eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway)
Feb 01 In the year 1875 fiji Measles outbreak in Fiji killing 40,000 people
Feb 01 William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1875.
Feb 02 On this day in history annette Kolb, German/French author (Small Fanfare)
Feb 03 Everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66 on this day in history.
Feb 04 Ludwig Prandtl, Germany, physicist (father of aerodynamics) in the year 1875.
Feb 04 Princess Louise marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belg in the year 1875.
Feb 04 On this day in history princess Louise marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belgium
Feb 07 On this day in history erkki Gustav Melartin, composer
Feb 09 Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer in the year 1875.
Feb 11 Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer in the year 1875.
Feb 17 In the year 1875 luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33