New York City annexes the West Bronx
The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City. They are the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Year in History
Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1874. This year saw 57 significant events. 16 notable figures were born. 2 notable figures passed away.
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New York City annexes the West Bronx
The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City. They are the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Ulysses S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House
Ellen Wrenshall Grant (July 4, 1855 – August 30, 1922) was the third child and only daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant.
Johann Strauss Jr's opera "Die Fledermaus" premieres in Vienna
Johann Strauss Jr's opera "Die Fledermaus" premieres in Vienna
First Impressionist art exhibition opens in Paris, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pi
First Impressionist art exhibition opens in Paris, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Berthe Morisot
Game of lawn tennis is introduced by Welsh Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, who introduces a rubber ball to bounce on gra
Game of lawn tennis is introduced by Welsh Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, who introduces a rubber ball to bounce on grass
First known balloon wedding between Mary Elizabeth Walsh and Charles M. Colton who rode with their employer P.T. Barnum
First known balloon wedding between Mary Elizabeth Walsh and Charles M. Colton who rode with their employer P.T. Barnum over Cincinnati, Ohio [1]
Battle between jobless and police in NYC leaves 100s injured
Battle between jobless and police in NYC leaves 100s injured
I. D. Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Mississippi legislature
I. D. Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Mississippi legislature
Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction
Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction
Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa" premieres in Vienna
Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa" premieres in Vienna
Gen J van Swieten conquers Kraton Atjeh, after thousands die
Gen J van Swieten conquers Kraton Atjeh, after thousands die
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a game he calls "sphairistike," now known as lawn tennis
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a game he calls "sphairistike," now known as lawn tennis
Baseball is first played in England at Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground, better known as Lord's, is a cricket venue at St John's Wood, historically in Middlesex and now in the City of Westminster, London NW8.
National Association of Professional Baseball Players officially adopts the batter's box; decide any player betting on h
National Association of Professional Baseball Players officially adopts the batter's box; decide any player betting on his own team will be expelled; any player betting on any other team to forfeit his pay
Purdue University (Indiana) admits its 1st student
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system, which also includes Purdue University...
Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States, granting the US exclusive trading rights
Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States, granting the US exclusive trading rights
Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC
Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC
Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire
Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire
White League, Paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms
The White League, also known as the White Man's League, was a white supremacist paramilitary terrorist organization started in the Southern United States in 1874 to intimidate freedmen (emancipated...
Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law
Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law
London's Victoria Embankment opens
London's Victoria Embankment opens
US Assay Office in Helena, Montana, authorized
Assay offices are institutions set up to assay (test the purity of) precious metals. This is often done to protect consumers from buying fake items. Upon successful completion of an assay (i.e.
Pope Pius IX encyclical "On Greek-Ruthenian rite"
Pope Pius IX encyclical "On Greek-Ruthenian rite"
First admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats University of McGill (Montreal) 3-0
First admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats University of McGill (Montreal) 3-0
First recorded dam disaster in the US occurs in Williamsburg, Massachusetts
First recorded dam disaster in the US occurs in Williamsburg, Massachusetts
Present constitution of Switzerland takes effect
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe.
First US Lifesaving Medal awarded to Lucian Clemons
First US Lifesaving Medal awarded to Lucian Clemons
American physician Dr Andrew T. Still founds the study of Osteopathy
American physician Dr Andrew T. Still founds the study of Osteopathy
Freedmen's Bank closes
The Freedman's Saving and Trust Company, known as the Freedman's Savings Bank, was a private savings bank chartered by the U.S.
Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" in whic
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.
1st US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
1st US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed
The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active from 1874 to 1889.
27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office
27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office
The Mounties (North-West Mounted Police) begin their march west from Fort Dufferin
The March West was the initial journey of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) to the Canadian prairies, made between July 8 and October 9, 1874. It was the result of the force being deployed to what...
Ontario Agricultural College founded
The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) originated at the agricultural laboratories of the Toronto Normal School, and was officially founded in 1874 as an associate agricultural college of the...
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court
Boston and Philadelphia are the first baseball teams to play outside the US in the British Isles
Boston and Philadelphia are the first baseball teams to play outside the US in the British Isles
Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, is inaugurated as President of Georgetown University
Patrick Francis Healy (February 27, 1834 – January 10, 1910) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was an influential president of Georgetown University, becoming known as its "second...
Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom
Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom
Harry S. Parmelee patents the sprinkler head
Henry S. Parmelee (1846 – 1902), president of the Fair Haven and Westville Street Railway Company, was a piano maker from New Haven, Connecticut.
Sixteen Blacks are kidnapped from Gibson County Jail and lynched in Trenton, Tennessee
Sixteen Blacks are kidnapped from Gibson County Jail and lynched in Trenton, Tennessee
28th US Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Connecticut takes office
28th US Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Connecticut takes office
The Congress of the State of Mexico elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa with the title of "Villa de Juárez"
The Congress of the State of Mexico elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa with the title of "Villa de Juárez"
The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, is founded
Maple Ridge is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northeastern section of Greater Vancouver between the Fraser River and the Golden Ears, a group of mountain summits which...
First Grand International Rifle match is held
First Grand International Rifle match is held
Rotterdam opens drinking water pipes
Rotterdam opens drinking water pipes
World Postal Union forms in Bern, Switzerland
The Universal Postal Union (UPU, French: Union postale universelle) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform...
Fiji becomes a British colony
The Colony of Fiji was a Crown colony that existed from 1874 to 1970 in the territory of the present-day nation of Fiji. London declined its first opportunity to annex Fiji in 1852.
James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti
James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti
Samuel J. Tilden elected governor of New York
Samuel Jones Tilden (February 9, 1814 – August 4, 1886) was an American politician who served as the 25th governor of New York and was the Democratic nominee in the disputed 1876 United States...
Emigrant ship Cospatrick catches fire & sinks off Auckland, New Zealand
Emigrant ship Cospatrick catches fire & sinks off Auckland, New Zealand
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland, Ohio
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an international temperance organization.
American inventor Joseph Glidden patents barbed wire
Barbed wire, also known as barb wire or bob wire (in the Southern and Southwestern United States), is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along...
United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic
United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873
1st reigning king to visit US is the King of Hawaii, received by President Grant
1st reigning king to visit US is the King of Hawaii, received by President Grant
Pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875
Pope Pius IX (Italian: Pio IX; born Giovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878.
Joseph Erlanger is born
Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, known for american physiologist, was born on 1874-01-05.
John D. Rockefeller Jr is born
John D. Rockefeller Jr financier and philanthropist, known for american financier and philanthropist, was born on 1874-01-29. John Davison Rockefeller Jr.
Thomas J. Watson is born
Thomas J. Watson businessman, known for american businessman, was born on 1874-02-17. Thomas John Watson Sr.
Honus Wagner is born
Honus Wagner, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1874-02-24.
Harry Houdini is born
Harry Houdini, American escapologist and stuntman, known for american escapologist and stuntman, was born on 1874-03-24.
Guglielmo Marconi is born
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian radio-frequency engineer and inventor, known for italian radio-frequency engineer and inventor, was born on 1874-04-25.
Henri Farman is born
Henri Farman, British british-french racing driver, aviator and aircraft designer, known for british-french racing driver, aviator and aircraft designer, was born on 1874-05-26.
Jack Chesbro is born
Jack Chesbro, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1874-06-05. John Dwight Chesbro (June 5, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was an American professional baseball pitcher.
Arthur Meighen is born
Arthur Meighen is born
Eugen Fischer is born
Eugen Fischer, German physician and racial hygienist, known for german physician and racial hygienist, was born on 1874-07-05.
Herbert Hoover is born
Herbert Hoover is born
Arnold Schoenberg is born
Arnold Schoenberg, American musician, known for austrian-american composer, was born on 1874-09-13.
August Krogh is born
August Krogh, Danish physiologist, known for danish physiologist, was born on 1874-11-15.
Charles Vyner Brooke is born
Charles Vyner Brooke is born
Owen D. Young is born
Owen D. Young industrialist, lawyer, and diplomat, known for american industrialist, lawyer, and diplomat, was born on 1874-10-27. Owen D.
Lucy Maud Montgomery is born
Lucy Maud Montgomery novelist, known for canadian novelist, was born on 1874-11-30. Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M.
Gail Borden dies
Gail Borden inventor, surveyor, and publisher, inventor of condensed milk, known for american inventor, surveyor, and publisher, inventor of condensed milk, died on 1874-01-11. Gail Borden Jr.
Countess of Ségur dies
Countess of Ségur, French writer, known for french writer, died on 1874-02-09. Sophie Rostopchine, Countess of Ségur, born Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina, was a French writer of Russian birth and…
Events
Ulysses S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House
Ellen Wrenshall Grant (July 4, 1855 – August 30, 1922) was the third child and only daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant.
Johann Strauss Jr's opera "Die Fledermaus" premieres in Vienna
Johann Strauss Jr's opera "Die Fledermaus" premieres in Vienna
First Impressionist art exhibition opens in Paris, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pi
First Impressionist art exhibition opens in Paris, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Berthe Morisot
Game of lawn tennis is introduced by Welsh Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, who introduces a rubber ball to bounce on gra
Game of lawn tennis is introduced by Welsh Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, who introduces a rubber ball to bounce on grass
First known balloon wedding between Mary Elizabeth Walsh and Charles M. Colton who rode with their employer P.T. Barnum
First known balloon wedding between Mary Elizabeth Walsh and Charles M. Colton who rode with their employer P.T. Barnum over Cincinnati, Ohio [1]
Battle between jobless and police in NYC leaves 100s injured
Battle between jobless and police in NYC leaves 100s injured
I. D. Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Mississippi legislature
I. D. Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Mississippi legislature
Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction
Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction
Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa" premieres in Vienna
Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa" premieres in Vienna
Gen J van Swieten conquers Kraton Atjeh, after thousands die
Gen J van Swieten conquers Kraton Atjeh, after thousands die
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a game he calls "sphairistike," now known as lawn tennis
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a game he calls "sphairistike," now known as lawn tennis
Baseball is first played in England at Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground, better known as Lord's, is a cricket venue at St John's Wood, historically in Middlesex and now in the City of Westminster, London NW8.
National Association of Professional Baseball Players officially adopts the batter's box; decide any player betting on h
National Association of Professional Baseball Players officially adopts the batter's box; decide any player betting on his own team will be expelled; any player betting on any other team to forfeit his pay
Purdue University (Indiana) admits its 1st student
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system, which also includes Purdue University...
Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States, granting the US exclusive trading rights
Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States, granting the US exclusive trading rights
Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC
Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC
Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire
Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire
White League, Paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms
The White League, also known as the White Man's League, was a white supremacist paramilitary terrorist organization started in the Southern United States in 1874 to intimidate freedmen (emancipated...
Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law
Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law
London's Victoria Embankment opens
London's Victoria Embankment opens
US Assay Office in Helena, Montana, authorized
Assay offices are institutions set up to assay (test the purity of) precious metals. This is often done to protect consumers from buying fake items. Upon successful completion of an assay (i.e.
Pope Pius IX encyclical "On Greek-Ruthenian rite"
Pope Pius IX encyclical "On Greek-Ruthenian rite"
First admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats University of McGill (Montreal) 3-0
First admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats University of McGill (Montreal) 3-0
First recorded dam disaster in the US occurs in Williamsburg, Massachusetts
First recorded dam disaster in the US occurs in Williamsburg, Massachusetts
Present constitution of Switzerland takes effect
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe.
First US Lifesaving Medal awarded to Lucian Clemons
First US Lifesaving Medal awarded to Lucian Clemons
American physician Dr Andrew T. Still founds the study of Osteopathy
American physician Dr Andrew T. Still founds the study of Osteopathy
Freedmen's Bank closes
The Freedman's Saving and Trust Company, known as the Freedman's Savings Bank, was a private savings bank chartered by the U.S.
Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" in whic
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.
1st US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
1st US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed
The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active from 1874 to 1889.
27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office
27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office
The Mounties (North-West Mounted Police) begin their march west from Fort Dufferin
The March West was the initial journey of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) to the Canadian prairies, made between July 8 and October 9, 1874. It was the result of the force being deployed to what...
Ontario Agricultural College founded
The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) originated at the agricultural laboratories of the Toronto Normal School, and was officially founded in 1874 as an associate agricultural college of the...
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court
Boston and Philadelphia are the first baseball teams to play outside the US in the British Isles
Boston and Philadelphia are the first baseball teams to play outside the US in the British Isles
Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, is inaugurated as President of Georgetown University
Patrick Francis Healy (February 27, 1834 – January 10, 1910) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was an influential president of Georgetown University, becoming known as its "second...
Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom
Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom
Harry S. Parmelee patents the sprinkler head
Henry S. Parmelee (1846 – 1902), president of the Fair Haven and Westville Street Railway Company, was a piano maker from New Haven, Connecticut.
Sixteen Blacks are kidnapped from Gibson County Jail and lynched in Trenton, Tennessee
Sixteen Blacks are kidnapped from Gibson County Jail and lynched in Trenton, Tennessee
28th US Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Connecticut takes office
28th US Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Connecticut takes office
The Congress of the State of Mexico elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa with the title of "Villa de Juárez"
The Congress of the State of Mexico elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa with the title of "Villa de Juárez"
The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, is founded
Maple Ridge is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northeastern section of Greater Vancouver between the Fraser River and the Golden Ears, a group of mountain summits which...
First Grand International Rifle match is held
First Grand International Rifle match is held
Rotterdam opens drinking water pipes
Rotterdam opens drinking water pipes
World Postal Union forms in Bern, Switzerland
The Universal Postal Union (UPU, French: Union postale universelle) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform...
Fiji becomes a British colony
The Colony of Fiji was a Crown colony that existed from 1874 to 1970 in the territory of the present-day nation of Fiji. London declined its first opportunity to annex Fiji in 1852.
James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti
James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti
Samuel J. Tilden elected governor of New York
Samuel Jones Tilden (February 9, 1814 – August 4, 1886) was an American politician who served as the 25th governor of New York and was the Democratic nominee in the disputed 1876 United States...
Emigrant ship Cospatrick catches fire & sinks off Auckland, New Zealand
Emigrant ship Cospatrick catches fire & sinks off Auckland, New Zealand
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland, Ohio
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an international temperance organization.
American inventor Joseph Glidden patents barbed wire
Barbed wire, also known as barb wire or bob wire (in the Southern and Southwestern United States), is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along...
United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic
United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873
1st reigning king to visit US is the King of Hawaii, received by President Grant
1st reigning king to visit US is the King of Hawaii, received by President Grant
Pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875
Pope Pius IX (Italian: Pio IX; born Giovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878.
Famous Births
birth
Joseph Erlanger is born
Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, known for american physiologist, was born on 1874-01-05.
birth
John D. Rockefeller Jr is born
John D. Rockefeller Jr financier and philanthropist, known for american financier and philanthropist, was born on 1874-01-29. John Davison Rockefeller Jr.
birth
Thomas J. Watson is born
Thomas J. Watson businessman, known for american businessman, was born on 1874-02-17. Thomas John Watson Sr.
birth
Honus Wagner is born
Honus Wagner, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1874-02-24.
birth
Harry Houdini is born
Harry Houdini, American escapologist and stuntman, known for american escapologist and stuntman, was born on 1874-03-24.
birth
Guglielmo Marconi is born
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian radio-frequency engineer and inventor, known for italian radio-frequency engineer and inventor, was born on 1874-04-25.
birth
Henri Farman is born
Henri Farman, British british-french racing driver, aviator and aircraft designer, known for british-french racing driver, aviator and aircraft designer, was born on 1874-05-26.
birth
Jack Chesbro is born
Jack Chesbro, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1874-06-05. John Dwight Chesbro (June 5, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was an American professional baseball pitcher.
birth
Arthur Meighen is born
Arthur Meighen is born
birth
Eugen Fischer is born
Eugen Fischer, German physician and racial hygienist, known for german physician and racial hygienist, was born on 1874-07-05.
birth
Herbert Hoover is born
Herbert Hoover is born
birth
Arnold Schoenberg is born
Arnold Schoenberg, American musician, known for austrian-american composer, was born on 1874-09-13.
birth
August Krogh is born
August Krogh, Danish physiologist, known for danish physiologist, was born on 1874-11-15.
birth
Charles Vyner Brooke is born
Charles Vyner Brooke is born
birth
Owen D. Young is born
Owen D. Young industrialist, lawyer, and diplomat, known for american industrialist, lawyer, and diplomat, was born on 1874-10-27. Owen D.
birth
Lucy Maud Montgomery is born
Lucy Maud Montgomery novelist, known for canadian novelist, was born on 1874-11-30. Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M.
Notable Deaths
death
Gail Borden dies
Gail Borden inventor, surveyor, and publisher, inventor of condensed milk, known for american inventor, surveyor, and publisher, inventor of condensed milk, died on 1874-01-11. Gail Borden Jr.
death
Countess of Ségur dies
Countess of Ségur, French writer, known for french writer, died on 1874-02-09. Sophie Rostopchine, Countess of Ségur, born Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina, was a French writer of Russian birth and…
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened in 1874?
- In 1874, there were 57 significant historical events. Notable events include New York City annexes the West Bronx, Ulysses S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House, Johann Strauss Jr's opera "Die Fledermaus" premieres in Vienna.
- Who was born in 1874?
- 16 notable figures were born in 1874, including Joseph Erlanger is born, John D. Rockefeller Jr is born, Thomas J. Watson is born.
- Who died in 1874?
- 2 notable figures passed away in 1874, including Gail Borden dies, Countess of Ségur dies.