1875 Calendar
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1875 Historical Event(s)
February 24, 1875
– The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries.
May 1, 1875
– Alexandra Palace reopens after the 1873 fire burnt it down.
May 17, 1875
– Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.
May 20, 1875
– Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
July 9, 1875
– Outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans
August 22, 1875
– The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
August 24, 1875
– Captain Matthew Webb became first person to swim the English Channel
August 25, 1875
– Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours.
September 3, 1875
– The first official game of Polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British Ranchers.
October 16, 1875
– Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
Who Were Born On 1875?
January 11, 1875
– Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (d. 1956)
March 4, 1875
– Mihály Károlyi, former Prime Minister and President of Hungary (d. 1955)
March 26, 1875
– Syngman Rhee, South Korean politician (d. 1965)
June 9, 1875
– Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1968)
June 12, 1875
– Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (d. 1953)
June 28, 1875
– Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician (d. 1941)
August 2, 1875
– Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian painter (d. 1957)
November 23, 1875
– Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian literary critic and politician (d. 1933)
December 5, 1875
– Sir Arthur Currie, Canadian soldier (d. 1933)
December 19, 1875
– Carter Woodson, American historian and author, founder of Black History Month (d. 1950)