1874 Calendar
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1874 Historical Event(s)
February 21, 1874
– The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
April 5, 1874
– Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, is opened in Birkenhead.
April 10, 1874
– The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
July 8, 1874
– The Mounties begin their March West.
July 23, 1874
– Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa.
August 5, 1874
– Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
September 3, 1874
– The congress of the state of México elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa, with the title of “Villa de Juárez”.
September 12, 1874
– The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded.
October 9, 1874
– General Postal Union is created as a result of the Treaty of Berne.
November 25, 1874
– The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
Who Were Born On 1874?
January 22, 1874
– Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940)
February 1, 1874
– Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian writer (d. 1929)
February 17, 1874
– Thomas J. Watson, American computer manufacturer (d. 1956)
March 23, 1874
– J. C. Leyendecker, German American Illustrator (d. 1951)
April 28, 1874
– Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1936)
May 22, 1874
– Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1959)
May 24, 1874
– Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1878)
October 12, 1874
– Jimmy Burke, American baseball player (d. 1942)
October 26, 1874
– Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American socialite and philanthropist (d. 1948)
November 27, 1874
– Chaim Weizmann, 1st President of Israel (d. 1952)