Page 3: Historical Events In 1874

Mar 19   Arthur Hoyt, Georgetown CO, actor (Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along) on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1874.   

Mar 21   In the year 1874 uS Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House   

Mar 22   Ellen Glasgow, novelist in the year 1874.   

Mar 22   Young Men's Hebrew Association is founded in New York NY in the year 1874.   

Mar 22   In the year 1874 young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC   

Mar 24   In the year 1874 harry Houdini, [Erich Weiss], Budapest, magician/escape artist   

Mar 26   In the year 1874 gerald du Maurier, London Engld, actor (Power, Escape, Masks & Faces)   

Apr 03   In the year 1874 eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer   

Apr 05   "Die Fledermaus" 1st performed (Vienna) on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna   

Apr 06   On this day in history the birth of Harry Houdini, Famous escape artist   

Apr 09   On this day in history julius Bittner, Austrian composer (Little Violet)   

Apr 10   On this day in history the first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.   

Apr 14   In the year 1874 count Alexander, of Athlone, gov-gen (South-Africa/Canada)   

Apr 14   In the year 1874 hermanus J Abbring, Dutch author/engineer on Curacao, dies at 86   

Apr 15   In the year 1874 johannes Stark, Germany, physicist (Stark effect) (Nobel 1919)   

Apr 15   In the year 1874 nY legislature passes compulsory education law   

Apr 16   On this day in history dr David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton   

Apr 18   In the year 1874 david Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey   

Apr 19   Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire in the year 1874.   

Apr 19   On this day in history firmin Baes, Flemish painter   

Apr 19   In the year 1874 owen Jones, architect, dies   

Apr 21   On this day in history j Palisa discovers asteroid #137 Meliboea   

Apr 24   John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial) on this day in history.   

Apr 25   Guglielmo Marconi, Bologna Italy, inventor (radio, Nobel 1909) in the year 1874.   

Apr 25   On this day in history the birth of Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor of radio   

Apr 26   J H "Biddy" Anderson, cricketer (one Test S Africa v Australia 1902) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   In the year 1874 white League, Paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms   

Apr 28   Karl Kraus, writer in the year 1874.   

Apr 30   On this day in history cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian priest/writer   

May 01   Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1874.   

May 03   Francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker in the year 1874.   

May 05   Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 01   Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 01   Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1874 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

Jan 19   H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1874 death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

Feb 08   David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1874.