1874

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( 1870s: )     1874

Discoveries

In 1874, the drug heroin was first produced by refining opium.

Events

January–March

• January – The Pangkor Treaty (also known as the Pangkor Engagement), by which the British extended their control over first the Sultanate of Perak, and later the other independent Malay States, is signed.
• March 15 – France and Viet Nam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
• March 18 - Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States, granting exclusive trading rights.
• March – The Young Men's Hebrew Association in Manhattan (which still operates today as the 92nd Street Y) is founded.
• September 14 – Battle of Liberty Place: In New Orleans, former Confederate Army members of the White League temporarily drive Republican Governor William P. Kellogg from office, replacing him with former Democratic Governor John McEnery. U.S. Army troops restore Kellogg to office five days later.
• October 9 – The Treaty of Bern establishes the General Postal Union, to coordinate the exchange of international mail.
• November 2 – The first issue of Japanese language newspaper Yomiuri Shinbun is published in Tokyo, Japan.
• November 4 – Democrats gain control of the United States House of Representatives for the first time since 1860.
• November 25 – The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party, made primarily of farmers financially hurt by the Panic of 1873.
• December 1 – Iceland is granted a constitution, and limited home rule from Denmark.
• December 29 – General Martínez and Brigadier General Luís Daban stage a pronunciamento at Sagunto, and proclaim Isabel's son Alfonso as King of Spain. Subsequently, the Madrid garrison follows suit, and the First Spanish Republic comes to an end.

Date unknown

• The Agra Canal opens in India.
• DDT is first synthesized.
• The Supreme Council 33° Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of Canada is founded.

 

Event

Event
Pax Brittanica

 

New Groups

Group	Image	Type	Description
Switzerland/Supreme Court			The supreme court of the Swiss Confederation
Adelaide University			110 Rhodes Scholars
Eastern Kentucky University		Public	Regional Kentucky university
University of Guelph			The Veterinary medicine program at the University of Guelph was ranked 4th in the world in 2015.

 

A Death

Title	Born	Died	Summary
Mayer Amschel de Rothschild	29 June 1818	6 February 1874	Politician Businessperson

 

Births

Title	Born	Place of birth	Died	Summary	Description
Thomas M. Carnegie	6 January 1874		22 September 1944
Somerset Maugham	25 January 1874	France Paris UK Embassy	16 December 1965	Author Spook Playwright
John D. Rockefeller Jr	29 January 1874	Ohio Cleveland U.S.	11 May 1960	Financier
Luigi Einaudi	24 March 1874	Italy Piedmont Carrù	30 October 1961	Politician Economist Central banker	President of Italy for 7 years after WW2
Jesse H. Jones	5 April 1874	US Tennessee Robertson County	1 June 1956	Politician Businessperson
John Baird	27 April 1874	London Chelsea UK	20 August 1941	Politician
Herbert Hoover	10 August 1874	West Branch Iowa U.S.	20 October 1964	Politician Engineer Businessperson
William D. Mitchell	9 September 1874	US Minnesota Winona	24 August 1955	Lawyer
Chaim Weizmann	27 November 1874	Russian Empire Motal	9 November 1952	Politician Chemist
Winston Churchill	30 November 1874	Blenheim Palace Woodstock England	24 January 1965	Author Soldier Journalist Politician Historian Artist
William Lyon Mackenzie King	17 December 1874	Canada Ontario Berlin	22 July 1950	Politician Deep state actor
William Vinson	22 December 1874	US South Carolina White Oak	26 October 1951		"A key member of the Suite 8F Group"