Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   Dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy on this day in history.   

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   Freedmen's Bank closes in the year 1874.   

Jun 28   On this day in history oley Speaks, composer   

Jun 29   In the year 1874 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   In the year 1874 1st Chamber accept law against child labor   

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   Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed in the year 1874.   

Jul 05   In the year 1874 gerhard von Keussler, composer   

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

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   In the year 1874 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   In the year 1874 ontario Agricultural College founded   

Jul 12   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "The Gloria Scott" (BG) in the year 1874.   

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   On this day in history serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp)   

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

Jul 29   In the year 1874 august Stramm, writer   

Jul 29   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

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 on this day in history.   

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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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer   

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   On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75   

Feb 03   Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died in the year 1874.   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1874 jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75   

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