Historical Events In 1874

Aug 15   In the year 1874 joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert   

Aug 16   Arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   On this day in history herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27)   

Aug 22   Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer in the year 1874.   

Aug 22   In the year 1874 sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies   

Aug 26   16 blacks lynched in Tennessee on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history karl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, Nobel 1931)   

Aug 29   In the year 1874 walter Field   

Sep 01   In the year 1874 28th Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Conn takes office   

Sep 01   Heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer in the year 1874.   

Sep 01   Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia in the year 1874.   

Sep 03   The congress of the state of México elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa, with the title of "Villa de Juárez" on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Johanna M "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach in the year 1874.   

Sep 11   In the year 1874 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer   

Sep 12   In the year 1874 1874 The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded.   

Sep 13   Arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet) in the year 1874.   

Sep 17   Ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1874 johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Vises Sten)   

Sep 21   In the year 1874 gustav Theodore Holst, Cheltenham, England, composer (Planets)   

Sep 21   On this day in history jBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75   

Sep 26   On this day in history 1st Grand International Rifle match held   

Oct 01   In the year 1874 rotterdam opens drink water pipes   

Oct 01   In the year 1874 supply Corps purser, LT J. Q. Barton, given leave to enter service of new Japanese Navy to organize a Pay Department and instruct Japanese about accounts. He served until 1 October 1877 when he again became a purser in the U.S. Navy. In 1878, the Emperor of Japan conferred on him the Fourth Class of Rising Sun for his service.   

Oct 06   Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron) in the year 1874.   

Oct 09   On this day in history world Postal Union forms in Bern Switzerland   

Oct 10   On this day in history fiji becomes a British possession   

Oct 14   Margarete Susman, writer in the year 1874.   

Oct 15   Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force in the year 1874.   

Oct 15   In the year 1874 otallo Morales, composer   

Oct 19   Mary Walsh & Charles Colson are 1st couple to be married in a balloon in the year 1874.   

Oct 20   On this day in history charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step)   

Oct 21   In the year 1874 albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist   

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

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)   

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

Jan 06   Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 04   Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1874 death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)   

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   On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77