Page 5: Historical Events In 1874

Jun 22   Dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy in the year 1874.   

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) 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   Georg Gohler, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 29   In the year 1874 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   On this day in history 1st Chamber accept law against child labor   

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

Jul 01   Michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim) in the year 1874.   

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

Jul 04   Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed on this day in history.   

Jul 05   In the year 1874 gerhard von Keussler, composer   

Jul 07   In the year 1874 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) on this day in history.   

Jul 11   In the year 1874 xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54   

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa in the year 1874.   

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) in the year 1874.   

Jul 29   In the year 1874 august Stramm, writer   

Jul 29   Major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court on this day in history.   

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

Jul 31   Commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U in the year 1874.   

Aug 03   Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) in the year 1874.   

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

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

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

Aug 11   On this day in history harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head   

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Jan 01   Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born in the year 1874.   

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 in the year 1874.   

Jan 04   In the year 1874 birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)   

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   On this day in history 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   Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died in the year 1874.   

Jan 08   Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 in the year 1874.   

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   In the year 1874 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.