Important Events
- Apr 5 Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, opens in Birkenhead, England, designed by Joseph Paxton
1874 in Music
- Apr 5 Johann Strauss Jr's opera "Die Fledermaus" premieres in Vienna
Did You Know?
The Mounties (North West Mounted Police) begin their March West from Fort Dufferin
On July 8, 1874
Ernest Shackleton
Guglielmo Marconi
Harry Houdini
Herbert Hoover
Mackenzie King
Winston ChurchillWorld Leaders in 1874
Benjamin Disraeli
British Prime Minister- Otto von Bismarck
German Statesman - Ulysses S. Grant
Union General and US President
Benjamin Disraeli
Otto von Bismarck
Ulysses S. GrantFamous People in 1874
- Claude Monet
Impressionist Painter - Giuseppe Verdi
Composer - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer
Claude Monet
Giuseppe Verdi
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyFamous Weddings
- Mar 21 Ulysses S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House
- Apr 24 Outlaw Jesse James marries cousin Zerelda 'Zee' Mimms
Gail Borden
Millard FillmoreArticles on Events in 1874
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The 'Baronet' From Wagga Wagga
In the bizarre Tichborne case, a claim by a butcher from Wagga Wagga to be a missing baronet fell apart on this day after the longest trial in English history.
February 28, 1874![Humble Beginnings of Churchill, the Political Giant]()
Humble Beginnings of Churchill, the Political Giant
Winston Churchill, Britain’s legendary wartime Prime Minister was born on this day. Surprisingly the great statesman arrived in this world in a very unusual way.
November 30, 1874
