Historical Events In 1875

Feb 18   On this day in history walter Andrae, German archaeologist (Babylon, Assur)   

Feb 19   On this day in history jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76   

Feb 21   Jeanne Louise Calment, France, world's oldest woman (died at 122) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77 in the year 1875.   

Feb 23   Jozef E Stokvis, journalist/Dutch MP (SDAP) in the year 1875.   

Feb 24   The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries in the year 1875.   

Feb 25   Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft Sill on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Emma Dunn, actress (Dr Monica, Dr Kildare's Strange Case, Hideaway) on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history viliam Figus, composer   

Mar 01   In the year 1875 congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Court, 1883   

Mar 01   In the year 1875 congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Ct, 1883   

Mar 02   On this day in history hans Lietzman, German theologist/church historian   

Mar 03   1st recorded hockey game (Montreal) in the year 1875.   

Mar 03   Congress authorizes 20¢ coin, lasts only 3 years on this day in history.   

Mar 03   First recorded hockey game (Montréal) in the year 1875.   

Mar 03   Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" premieres (Paris France) on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1875 alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar/interpreter   

Mar 07   German SS Schiller sinks near Scilly Islands, 312 killed on this day in history.   

Mar 07   The birth of Maurice Ravel, French composer on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Martin Fallas Shaw, composer in the year 1875.   

Mar 10   On this day in history alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer   

Mar 10   Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Julio Garreta, composer in the year 1875.   

Mar 13   In the year 1875 maria E G "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Caught Sultane)   

Mar 14   On this day in history isadore Gilbert Mudge, US, librarian/author (Thackeray Dictionary)   

Mar 14   Smetana's "Vysehrad," premieres in the year 1875.   

Mar 15   1st US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested in the year 1875.   

Mar 15   First US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested in the year 1875.   

Mar 18   On this day in history ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43   

Mar 25   Spencer Charters, Duncannon PA, actor (3 Faces West) in the year 1875.   

Mar 26   Syngman Rhee, pres of South Korea (1948-60) [or Apr 26] on this day in history.   

Mar 29   On this day in history lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady (1929-33)   

Mar 30   On this day in history marie Moke Pleyel, composer, dies at 63   

Apr 01   Edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror) in the year 1875.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1875 birth of charles Rist, French economist   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of n F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98)   

Jan 07   Thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1875 birth of gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942)   

Jan 11   In the year 1875 birth of reinhold Gliere, composer   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella)   

Jan 14   In the year 1875 birth of albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954)   

Jan 03   On this day in history baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68   

Jan 18   Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814) died in the year 1875.   

Jan 23   Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 in the year 1875.   

Jan 25   In the year 1875 leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79   

Feb 01   In the year 1875 william Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58   

Feb 03   On this day in history everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66   

Feb 17   In the year 1875 luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33