Page 5: Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   On this day in history dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy   

Jun 22   Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies in the year 1874.   

Jun 26   Albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1874 freedmen's Bank closes   

Jun 28   Oley Speaks, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history georg Gohler, composer   

Jun 29   On this day in history 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.   

Jul 01   1st Chamber accept law against child labor in the year 1874.   

Jul 01   In the year 1874 first US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000   

Jul 01   Michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim) on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1874 apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader   

Jul 04   In the year 1874 social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed   

Jul 05   Gerhard von Keussler, composer in the year 1874.   

Jul 07   27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office on this day in history.   

Jul 08   In the year 1874 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   In the year 1874 xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54   

Jul 12   In the year 1874 fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63   

Jul 12   Ontario Agricultural College founded on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG)   

Jul 14   In the year 1874 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914)   

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

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

Jul 28   On this day in history ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man)   

Jul 29   August Stramm, writer on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court   

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   On this day in history patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U   

Aug 03   Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England in the year 1874.   

Aug 10   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1874 birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)   

Jan 04   Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 05   Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 06   In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)   

Jan 13   Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died in the year 1874.   

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

Jan 17   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)   

Feb 08   In the year 1874 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   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 in the year 1874.