Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1875. This year saw 53 significant events. 13 notable figures were born. 4 notable figures passed away.
Britain's Midland Railway abolishes second-class travel, ending the practice of carrying third-class passengers in open-air wagons [1]
Princess Louise of Belgium marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belgium
Georges Bizet's last and greatest opera "Carmen" premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, France
The Kentucky Derby () is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France.
The first performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given in Boston, Massachusetts with Hans von Bülow as soloist
Verney Cameron reaches Benguela in Angola from Africa's east coast, the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea
French "Statue of Liberty" sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (41) weds one of his models, Jeanne-Emilie Baheux Puysieux (46) in Newport, Rhode Island, until his death in 1904
The Paris Opera (French: Opéra de Paris [ɔpeʁa də paʁi] ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France.
Kwang-su becomes Emperor of China
Anti-slavery society forms in New York
A dental drill or dental handpiece is a hand-held, mechanical instrument used to perform a variety of common dental procedures, including removing decay, polishing fillings, performing cosmetic...
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
Guipago or Lone Wolf the Elder was the last Principal Chief of the Kiowa tribe. He was a member of the Koitsenko, the Kiowa warrior elite, and was a signer of the Little Arkansas Treaty in 1865.
US Congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Ct, 1883
First recognized hockey game is played at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation, though it likely occurred much earlier [1]
44th US Congress (1875-77) convenes with a Democratic majority
1st US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested
Modern snooker is invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a bored British officer in Jabalpur, India
Latest date for measurable snow in NYC (3")
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1874 (and incorporated in 1875). It is the world's first child protective agency.
members of the "Whiskey Ring" are accused of anti-US activities, one of the largest corruption scandals in US history
German SS Schiller sinks near Scilly Islands, 312 killed
George "Charmer" Zettlein pitches the 1st 9 inning shutout
Eathquake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000
International Bureau of Weights & Measures formed by the signing of the Metre Convention treaty by 17 states and prototypes of the meter and the kilogram selected
The Treaty of Reciprocity between the United States of America and the Hawaiian Kingdom (Hawaiian: Kuʻikahi Pānaʻi Like) was a free trade agreement signed and ratified in 1875 that is generally known...
The Canadian Pacific Railway (French: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) (reporting marks CP, CPAA, MILW, SOO), also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a...
Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens in San Francisco
A gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.
California Rifle and Pistol Association founded
Formal opening of US Marine Hospital at Presidio in San Francisco
Garonne Flood: great damage in Verdun & Toulouse, kills about 1,000
Universal Postal Union comes into effect after established in the Bern treaty, to organize international mail services
White Democrats kill several blacks in terrorist attacks in Vicksburg
Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick children, makes trial trip, NYC
The Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (Afrikaans for "Society of True Afrikaners") was formed on 14 August 1875 in the town of Paarl by a group of Afrikaans speakers from the current Western Cape...
The Treaty of St. Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband
Lotta's Fountain (corner Kearny and Market) is dedicated in San Francisco
The Palace Hotel is a landmark historic hotel in San Francisco, California, located at the southwest corner of Market and New Montgomery streets.
First telegraphic connection in Argentina
Massachusetts Rifle Association is founded in Boston
Verney Lovett Cameron (1 July 1844 – 24 March 1894) was an English traveller in Central Africa and the first European to cross (1875) equatorial Africa from sea to sea.
Harvard-Yale game is 1st college football contest with uniforms
Battle of Gundet: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, often known as Madame Blavatsky, was a Russian and American mystic and writer who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875.
British explorer Verney Cameron arrives on the Atlantic coast of Africa, becoming the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea
The Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW) is a fraternal service organization founded in the U.S.
Aleksandr Ostrovsky's play "Volki i Ovsty" (Wolves and Sheep) premieres at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia
Violent bread riots in Montreal
Lambs Club in New York forms
Andrassy Note calls for Christian-Muslim religious freedoms
Ibn Saud is born
D. W. Griffith, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1875-01-22. David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director.
Maurice Ravel, French musician, known for french composer, was born on 1875-03-07. Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor.
Edgar Wallace, British writer, known for british writer, was born on 1875-04-01. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer of crime and adventure fiction.
Walter Chrysler is born
James J. Jeffries is born
Harriet Quimby, American aviation pioneer, known for american aviation pioneer, was born on 1875-05-11.
Thomas Mann, German novelist, known for german novelist, was born on 1875-06-06. Paul Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic,…
Carl Jung, German psychiatrist and psychotherapist, known for swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist, was born on 1875-07-26.
Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian austrian-born german automotive engineer, inventor, known for austrian-born german automotive engineer, inventor, was born on 1875-09-03.
Sardar Patel, Indian independence activist, known for indian independence activist, was born on 1875-10-31.
Rainer Maria Rilke, German poet and writer, known for austrian poet and writer, was born on 1875-12-04.
Arthur Currie, Canadian wwi general, known for canadian wwi general, was born on 1875-12-05.
Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist, known for scottish geologist, died on 1875-02-22.
Georges Bizet, French composer, known for french composer, died on 1875-06-03. Georges Bizet (né Alexandre César Léopold Bizet; 25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic…
Isaac Singer, American inventor and businessman, known for american inventor and businessman, died on 1875-07-23.
Andrew Johnson dies
Britain's Midland Railway abolishes second-class travel, ending the practice of carrying third-class passengers in open-air wagons [1]
Princess Louise of Belgium marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belgium
Georges Bizet's last and greatest opera "Carmen" premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, France
The Kentucky Derby () is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France.
The first performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given in Boston, Massachusetts with Hans von Bülow as soloist
Verney Cameron reaches Benguela in Angola from Africa's east coast, the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea
French "Statue of Liberty" sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (41) weds one of his models, Jeanne-Emilie Baheux Puysieux (46) in Newport, Rhode Island, until his death in 1904
The Paris Opera (French: Opéra de Paris [ɔpeʁa də paʁi] ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France.
Kwang-su becomes Emperor of China
Anti-slavery society forms in New York
A dental drill or dental handpiece is a hand-held, mechanical instrument used to perform a variety of common dental procedures, including removing decay, polishing fillings, performing cosmetic...
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
Guipago or Lone Wolf the Elder was the last Principal Chief of the Kiowa tribe. He was a member of the Koitsenko, the Kiowa warrior elite, and was a signer of the Little Arkansas Treaty in 1865.
US Congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Ct, 1883
First recognized hockey game is played at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation, though it likely occurred much earlier [1]
44th US Congress (1875-77) convenes with a Democratic majority
1st US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested
Modern snooker is invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a bored British officer in Jabalpur, India
Latest date for measurable snow in NYC (3")
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1874 (and incorporated in 1875). It is the world's first child protective agency.
members of the "Whiskey Ring" are accused of anti-US activities, one of the largest corruption scandals in US history
German SS Schiller sinks near Scilly Islands, 312 killed
George "Charmer" Zettlein pitches the 1st 9 inning shutout
Eathquake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000
International Bureau of Weights & Measures formed by the signing of the Metre Convention treaty by 17 states and prototypes of the meter and the kilogram selected
The Treaty of Reciprocity between the United States of America and the Hawaiian Kingdom (Hawaiian: Kuʻikahi Pānaʻi Like) was a free trade agreement signed and ratified in 1875 that is generally known...
The Canadian Pacific Railway (French: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) (reporting marks CP, CPAA, MILW, SOO), also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a...
Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens in San Francisco
A gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.
California Rifle and Pistol Association founded
Formal opening of US Marine Hospital at Presidio in San Francisco
Garonne Flood: great damage in Verdun & Toulouse, kills about 1,000
Universal Postal Union comes into effect after established in the Bern treaty, to organize international mail services
White Democrats kill several blacks in terrorist attacks in Vicksburg
Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick children, makes trial trip, NYC
The Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (Afrikaans for "Society of True Afrikaners") was formed on 14 August 1875 in the town of Paarl by a group of Afrikaans speakers from the current Western Cape...
The Treaty of St. Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband
Lotta's Fountain (corner Kearny and Market) is dedicated in San Francisco
The Palace Hotel is a landmark historic hotel in San Francisco, California, located at the southwest corner of Market and New Montgomery streets.
First telegraphic connection in Argentina
Massachusetts Rifle Association is founded in Boston
Verney Lovett Cameron (1 July 1844 – 24 March 1894) was an English traveller in Central Africa and the first European to cross (1875) equatorial Africa from sea to sea.
Harvard-Yale game is 1st college football contest with uniforms
Battle of Gundet: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, often known as Madame Blavatsky, was a Russian and American mystic and writer who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875.
British explorer Verney Cameron arrives on the Atlantic coast of Africa, becoming the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea
The Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW) is a fraternal service organization founded in the U.S.
Aleksandr Ostrovsky's play "Volki i Ovsty" (Wolves and Sheep) premieres at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia
Violent bread riots in Montreal
Lambs Club in New York forms
Andrassy Note calls for Christian-Muslim religious freedoms
Ibn Saud is born
D. W. Griffith, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1875-01-22. David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director.
Maurice Ravel, French musician, known for french composer, was born on 1875-03-07. Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor.
Edgar Wallace, British writer, known for british writer, was born on 1875-04-01. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer of crime and adventure fiction.
Walter Chrysler is born
James J. Jeffries is born
Harriet Quimby, American aviation pioneer, known for american aviation pioneer, was born on 1875-05-11.
Thomas Mann, German novelist, known for german novelist, was born on 1875-06-06. Paul Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic,…
Carl Jung, German psychiatrist and psychotherapist, known for swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist, was born on 1875-07-26.
Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian austrian-born german automotive engineer, inventor, known for austrian-born german automotive engineer, inventor, was born on 1875-09-03.
Sardar Patel, Indian independence activist, known for indian independence activist, was born on 1875-10-31.
Rainer Maria Rilke, German poet and writer, known for austrian poet and writer, was born on 1875-12-04.
Arthur Currie, Canadian wwi general, known for canadian wwi general, was born on 1875-12-05.
Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist, known for scottish geologist, died on 1875-02-22.
Georges Bizet, French composer, known for french composer, died on 1875-06-03. Georges Bizet (né Alexandre César Léopold Bizet; 25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic…
Isaac Singer, American inventor and businessman, known for american inventor and businessman, died on 1875-07-23.
Andrew Johnson dies