Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   In the year 1874 dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy   

Jun 22   On this day in history howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies   

Jun 26   Albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14) in the year 1874.   

Jun 28   Freedmen's Bank closes in the year 1874.   

Jun 28   Oley Speaks, composer in the year 1874.   

Jun 29   On this day in history georg Gohler, composer   

Jun 29   Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" in which he lays out his complaints against King George. He is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year in the year 1874.   

Jul 01   1st Chamber accept law against child labor on this day in history.   

Jul 01   On this day in history first US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000   

Jul 01   On this day in history michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim)   

Jul 03   Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed   

Jul 05   On this day in history gerhard von Keussler, composer   

Jul 07   27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office in the year 1874.   

Jul 08   On this day in history the Mounties begin their March West.   

Jul 10   Austin Diamond, cricket non-Test capt (NSW batsman 1899-1919, Aust) in the year 1874.   

Jul 11   On this day in history xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54   

Jul 12   Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Ontario Agricultural College founded in the year 1874.   

Jul 12   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG) on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914)   

Jul 23   Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In the year 1874 serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp)   

Jul 28   In the year 1874 ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man)   

Jul 29   On this day in history august Stramm, writer   

Jul 29   Major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court in the year 1874.   

Jul 30   On this day in history 1st baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Phila in British Isles   

Jul 31   In the year 1874 commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes   

Jul 31   In the year 1874 patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U   

Aug 03   In the year 1874 eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

Aug 05   On this day in history japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England.   

Aug 10   In the year 1874 herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, (R) 31st Pres (1929-1933)   

Aug 10   The birth of Herbert Hoover, Former (31st) President of the US on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)   

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.   

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   Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born in the year 1874.   

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   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 in the year 1874.   

Jan 19   In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75   

Feb 03   Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died on this day in history.   

Feb 08   On this day in history david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66   

Feb 09   On this day in history 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.