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Countries:     Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1875 in archaeology involved some significant events The year 1875 in architecture involved some significant events Events Foundation of the Art Students League of New York. Works Paintings See also Gustave The year 1875 in literature involved some significant new books Events American poet and short story writer Edgar Allan Poe is reburied in Westminster Hall and Burying Ground on October 1, 1875 Events March 3 - Georges Bizet 's Carmen debuts in Paris. May 6 - Richard Wagner The year 1875 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball The Boston Red Stockings win a fourth consecutive pennant Events February events February 9 - The first train passes through the Hoosac Tunnel in Massachusetts. See also 1874 in Australia, other events of 1875, 1876 in Australia, Timeline of Australian history. See also 1874 in Canada, other events of 1875, 1876 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Events May - Ballymena Cushendall and Red Bay Railway opens with services between Ballymena and Retreat in County Antrim. Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor – The Marquess of Normanby See also 1874 in South Africa, other events of 1875, 1876 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK

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Year 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday ^[1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative State leaders in 1874 - Events of 1875 - State leaders in 1876 - State leaders by year ---- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - José Baptista de Andrade, Governor-General of Angola ( 1873 - 1876) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

In the ISO 8601 calendar, 1875 is defined as the year the Convention du Mètre was originally signed, by way of a reference year. ISO 8601 is an International standard for date and Time representations issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO The word Calendar consist of two words 1 Cal ( in Pashto means Year in Hindi and Persian is Sal- also means Year The Convention du Mètre of May 20, 1875 is an international treaty that established three organizations to oversee the keeping of metric standards

Contents 1 Events of 1875 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 Notes

Events of 1875

January - March

• January 1 - Midland Railway abolishes Second Class passenger facilities, leaving First Class and Third Class. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The Midland Railway (MR was a Railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Other British Railway companies followed Midland's lead during the rest of the year. (Third Class was renamed Second Class in 1956)
• January 12 - Kwang-su becomes emperor of China. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The Guangxu Emperor (光緒帝 (14 August 1871&ndash14 November 1908 born Zaitian (載湉 was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• February 24 - SS Gothenburg sinks off the Australian east coast with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Description and History The Gothenburg was commissioned in 1855 following her construction at Lungley's building yards in Millwall, London. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• February 25 - Majority of the Yavapai (Wipukyipai) and Tonto Apache (Dil Zhéé) tribes forced by the U. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Yavapai (sometimes translated as mouthy or talkative people, but generally translated as the sun people because they worshipped the sun though many agree that it The Tonto Apache (Apache Dilzhę́’é) (also Dilzhe'e, Dilzhe’eh Apache) is a one of the groups of Western Apaches and also refers to one S. Cavalry under command of Brigadier General George Crook to walk at gunpoint from the Arizona's Verde Valley, to the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, 180 miles to the southeast. George Crook ( September 8, 1828 &ndash March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer most noted for his distinguished The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The Verde Valley ( Yavapai: Matkambaha) is a Valley in central Arizona in the United States of America. The San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, in southeastern Arizona, United States, was established in 1871, and is home to a conglomeration of The two tribes are not allowed to return to the Verde Valley until 1900. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar
• February 27 - Newton Booth, 11th Governor of California resigns, having been elected Senator. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Newton Booth ( December 30, 1825 July 14, 1892) was an American politician The following is a list of the Governors of the State of California. This is a complete list of all people who previously served in the United States Senate. Lieutenant Governor of California Romualdo Pacheco becomes acting Governor. The Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer elected separately from the Governor who serves as the "vice-executive" of California José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco Jr ( October 31, 1831 January 23, 1899) was an American Politician and Diplomat He is later replaced by elected governor William Irwin. William Irwin ( ca 1827 March 15 1886) was a California Politician from the Democratic Party who served as Governor
• March 3 - First performance of Bizet’s Carmen at the Opéra Comique, Paris
• March 3 - First organized indoor game of ice hockey is played between two pick-up teams at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Carmen is a French Opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The Libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based The théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique ( National Opéra Comic Theatre) is an opera company and Opera house in Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Victoria Skating Rink was an indoor skating rink located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which opened in 1862 Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec

April - June

• April 10 - The Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Arya Samaj ( Sanskrit ārya samāja sa आर्य समाज " Noble Society" is a Hindu reform movement founded in India This page is about the founder of the Arya Samaj. For others known by the same name please see Swami Dayananda (disambiguation
• April 25 - Ten sophomores from Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) steal a one-ton cannon from the campus of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and start the Rutgers-Princeton Cannon War. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey.
• May 7
  • Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875) is signed between Japan and Russia. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses The was signed on 7 May 1875 between the Empire of Japan and Empire of Russia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
  • SS Schiller wrecks on rocks off the Isles of Scilly. SS Schiller was a 3421 ton German Ocean liner, one of the largest vessels of her time
• May 17 - Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Aristides (1872-1893 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875 The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May
• May 20 - Convention du Mètre signed in Paris. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held The Convention du Mètre of May 20, 1875 is an international treaty that established three organizations to oversee the keeping of metric standards Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• June 4 - Two American colleges play each other in arguably the first game of College Football ^[2]: Tufts University and Harvard University at Jarvis Field in Cambridge, Mass.. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States.
• June (date unknown) - The record-setting clipper Flying Cloud is burned for scrap metal. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule A clipper was a very fast Sailing ship of the 19th century that had multiple masts and a Square rig.

July - September

• August 25 - Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim the English Channel. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the This article is about the first man to swim the English Channel unaided Matthew Webb. This is a list of the first man/woman/object etc to do something or the
• September 1 - A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Molly Maguires were members of a secret Irish organization
• September 7 - An Egyptian invasion of Ethiopia fails when Emperor Yohannes IV defeats an army led by Werner Munzinger in the Battle of Agurdat. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Emperor Yohannes IV ( Ge'ez ዮሓንስ Yōḥānnis, Amharic Yōhānnis, also known as "John" c Werner Munzinger ( Olten, Switzerland, 1832 - Awsa, current Djibouti, 7 November 1875) was a Swiss administrator

October - December

• October 15 - Chief Lone Horn of the Minneconjou dies at the Cheyenne River, leaving his son Big Foot as the new chief. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Lone Horn, also known as One Horn ( Lakota: Ha-wón-je-tah, c Miniconjou are a Native American people constituting a subdivision of the Lakota Sioux, who formerly inhabited an area from the Black Hills in South The Cheyenne River is a tributary of the Missouri River in the U Big Foot (other known as Jeremy Gouzd (1824? - December 29, 1890) also known as Spotted foot Elk, was the name of a chief of a sub-group
• October 16 - Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Provo is a city in and the County seat
• October 25 - The first performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given in Boston, Massachusetts with Hans von Bülow as soloist. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a The Piano Concerto No 1 in B-flat minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Op WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Hans Guido Freiherr von Bülow (January 8 1830 &ndash February 12 1894
• October 30 - The Theosophical Society is founded in New York by Helena Blavatsky, H. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. The Theosophical Society was the organization formed to advance the spiritual principles and search for Truth known as Theosophy. Elena Petrovna Gan (Елена Петровна Ган also Hélène, Yekaterinoslav, Ukraine, Russian Empire — May 8 1891 London) better S. Olcott, W. Q. Judge, and others.
• November 9 - Indian Wars: In Washington, D.C., Indian Inspector E. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D C. Watkins issues a report stating that hundreds of Sioux and Cheyenne associated with Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse are hostile to the United States (the Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought in Montana the next year). Sioux (pronounced SUE are a Native American and First Nations people Cheyenne are a Native American nation of the Great Plains. The Cheyenne Nation is composed of two united tribes, the Só'taa'e (more commonly Sitting Bull ( Lakota: Tȟatȟaŋka Iyotȟaŋka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotank, also nicknamed Slon-he or "Slow" Ca Crazy Horse ( Lakota: Thašuŋka Witko, literally "His-Horse-is-Crazy" (ca The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Battle of the Little Bighorn &mdashalso known as Custer's Last Stand, and in the parlance of the relevant Native Americans, the Battle of the Greasy Grass Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
• November 16 - Battle of Gundat - Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes defeats another Egyptian army
• December 4 - Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then to Spain. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. The City of New York William M Tweed ( April 3, 1823 &ndash April 12, 1878) sometimes informally called Boss Tweed, was an American Politician The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• December 9 - Massachusetts Rifle Association, "America's Oldest Active Gun Club" is formed. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Although there are several clubs that claim the title the '''Massachusetts Rifle Association''' (also known as " Walnut Hill " "Mass Rifle" or the "MRA"
• December 25 - The first Edinburgh derby is played: Hearts win 1-0 against Hibs. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian The Edinburgh derby is an informal title given to any football match played between Heart of Midlothian (Hearts and Hibernian (Hibs who are by far the Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh.

Undated

• Wimbledon: Henry Cavendish Jones convinced the "All England Croquet Club" to replace a croquet court with a lawn tennis court. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious
• Tong wars begin in San Francisco
• Hibernian F.C. were founded in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the United States, a tong (堂 Cantonese Yale: tong4 Pinyin: táng literal hall is the term used for a type of Secret society found The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. The Cowgate is a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, located about 5 minutes' walk from Edinburgh Castle, within the city's World Heritage Site Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• Birmingham City F.C. were founded in Small Heath, Birmingham, England. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• The Artisan's and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875 was passed

Births

1875 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1875 MDCCCLXXV
Ab urbe condita	2628
Armenian calendar	1324 ԹՎ ՌՅԻԴ
Bahá'í calendar	31 – 32
Berber calendar	2825
Buddhist calendar	2419
Burmese calendar	1237
Chinese calendar	4511/4571-11-24 (甲戌年十一月廿四日) — to — 4512/4572-12-4 (乙亥年十二月初四日)
Coptic calendar	1591 – 1592
Ethiopian calendar	1867 – 1868
Hebrew calendar	5635 – 5636
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1930 – 1931
- Shaka Samvat	1797 – 1798
- Kali Yuga	4976 – 4977
Holocene calendar	11875
Iranian calendar	1253 – 1254
Islamic calendar	1291 – 1292
Japanese calendar	Meiji 8 (明治8年)
Korean calendar	4208
Thai solar calendar	2418
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January - June

• January 5 - James Stuart Blackton, American film producer (d. The Artisan's and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom designed by Richard Cross, Home Secretary The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. James Stuart Blackton ( January 5, 1875 - August 13, 1941) usually known as J 1941)
• January 7 - Thomas J. Hicks, American runner (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Thomas J Hicks ( January 7, 1875 &ndash December 2, 1963) was an American track and field athlete, winner of the 1963)
• January 9 - Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor and socialite (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney ( January 9 1875 &ndash April 18 1942) was an American sculptor art patron and collector and founder 1942)
• January 11 - Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр Rejngol'd Moricevič Glier) ( &ndash June 23 1956 was a Ukrainian, Soviet 1956)
• January 14 - Albert Schweitzer, Alsatian physician, philosopher, and musician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Albert Schweitzer, MD, OM, (January 14 1875 &ndash September 4 1965 was an Alsatian theologian, Musician, Philosopher The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1965)
• January 15 - Tom Burke, American runner (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Thomas Edward Burke ( January 15, 1875 &ndash February 14, 1929) was an American athlete 1929)
• January 22 - D. W. Griffith, American film director (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. David Llewelyn Wark "D W" Griffith (January 22 1875 &ndash July 23 1948 was a premier pioneering Academy Award -winning American Film director. 1948)
• January 27? - Elizabeth Israel, wholly unverified claimant as world's oldest person (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Mione Elizabeth George Israel, known as Elizabeth Israel ( January 27, 1875 - October 14, 2003) or Ma Pampo later 2003)
• February 2 - Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Fritz Kreisler ( February 2, 1875 &ndash January 29, 1962) was an Austria -born American Violinist and 1962)
• February 4 - Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Ludwig Prandtl ( 4 February 1875 &ndash 15 August 1953) was a German Physicist. 1953)
• February 8 - Valentine O'Hara, author and authority on Russia and the Baltic States (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Valentine James O'Hara ( 8 February 1875 – 8 October 1941) was a noted Irish author and authority on Russia and the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Baltic states (Balti riigid Baltijas valstis Baltijos valstybės or Baltic countries are three countries in Northern Europe, all members of the 1945)
• February 21 - Jeanne Calment, French woman, verified as world's longest-lived person (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Jeanne Louise Calment (ʒan lwiz kalˈmɑ̃ February 21, 1875  – August 4, 1997) She lived in Arles, France 1997)
• March 4 - Mihály Károlyi, former Prime Minister of Hungary and President of Hungary (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Count Mihály Ádám György Miklós Károlyi de Nagykároly ( March 4, 1875 - March 19, 1955) was briefly Hungary 's List of Heads of Government of Hungary (1848-Present Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Prime Ministers Count Lajos Batthyány For Heads of State in the Kingdom of Hungary, see List of Hungarian rulers. 1955)
• March 7 - Maurice Ravel, French composer (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 1937)
• March 26 - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman ( March 26, 1875 – July 19, 1965) was the first president of South Korea. The President of the Republic of Korea is according to the Constitution head of state chief executive of the government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces 1965)
• March 30 - Jonathan Campbell, American film pioneer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Dr Jonathan Campbell, BD, MPhil, DPhil (b 1964 is a Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies & Early Judaism in the Department of Theology 1942)
• April 1 - Edgar Wallace, English writer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace ( April 1, 1875 &ndash February 10, 1932) was a prolific British Crime writer, Journalist 1932)
• April 2 - Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Walter Percy Chrysler ( April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American Machinist, Railroad man Automotive industry 1940)
• April 4 - Samuel S. Hinds, American actor (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Samuel Southey Hinds ( April 4, 1875 - October 13, 1948) was an American actor who was perhaps best known for the role as Peter Bailey in 1948)
• April 4 - Pierre Monteux, French conductor (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Monteux ( April 4, 1875 &ndash July 1964)
• April 5 - Mistinguett, French singer (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Mistinguett ( April 5, 1875 – January 5, 1956 from Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, 1956)
• April 8 - King Albert I of Belgium (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Albert I (8 April 1875 &ndash 17 February 1934 was the third King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934 1934)
• April 15 - James J. Jeffries, American boxer (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English James Jackson Jeffries ("The Boilermaker " ( April 15, 1875 in Carroll Ohio – March 3, 1953 in Burbank 1953)
• April 18 - Oskar Ernst Bernhardt, Abdruschin, author (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Oskar Ernst Bernhardt ( April 18 1875, Bischofswerda, Saxony, Germany - December 6 1941, Kipsdorf, 1941)
• May 11 - Harriet Quimby, American pilot (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Harriet Quimby ( May 11, 1875 &ndash July 1, 1912) was the first female to gain a pilot license in the United States. 1912)
• May 12 - Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya, Indian philosopher (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya ( May 12, 1875 - December 11, 1949) was a philosopher at Calcutta University who studied one of the central 1949)
• May 23 - Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr., Automobile Industrialist (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr ( May 23, 1875 – February 17, 1966) was a long-time President and Chairman of General 1966)
• June 6 - Thomas Mann, German writer, Nobe Prize laureate (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Paul Thomas Mann ( June The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1955)
• June 12 - Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Samuel Alfred de Grasse (born June 12, 1875, died November 29, 1953) was a Canadian actor 1953)
• June 24 - Diedrich Westermann, German linguist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Diedrich Hermann Westermann ( June 24, 1875 &ndash May 31, 1956) was a German missionary Africanist, and linguist 1956)
• June 28 - Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Henri Léon Lebesgue leɔ̃ ləˈbɛg ( June 28, 1875, Beauvais &ndash July 26, 1941, Paris) was a French 1941)

July - December

• July 26 - Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus 1961)
• July 26 - Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado ( July 26, 1875 &ndash February 22, 1939)
• August 15 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English composer (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 &ndash 1 September 1912 was an English composer who achieved such success he was called the "African Mahler " 1912)
• August 16 - Juho Sunila, Prime Minister of Finland (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Johan (Juho Emil Sunila (born August 16 1875 in Liminka, died October 2 1936 in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician 1936)
• August 21 - Winnifred Eaton, Canadian author (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Winnifred Eaton, ( August 21, 1875 in Montreal Quebec, Canada - April 8, 1954 in Butte Montana, United 1954)
• August 27 - Katharine McCormick, American suffragist (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Katharine Dexter McCormick ( August 27, 1875 – December 28, 1967) was a U 1967)
• September 1 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Edgar Rice Burroughs ( September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author best known for his creation of the jungle hero 1950)
• September 3 - Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian automotive engineer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Prof Dr Ing hc Ferdinand Porsche ( 1951)
• September 18 - Tomas Burgos,Chilean philanthropist (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Tomás Burgos Sotomayor ( Osorno, September 18, 1875 – Valdivia, August 19, 1945) was a Chilean Philanthropist 1945)
• September 18 - Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond, British water-colourist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond (18 September 1875 – 28 February 1970 was born in Arnold Nottinghamshire as Arthur Henry Hammond 1970)
• October 1 - Eugeen Van Mieghem, Belgian painter (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Eugeen Van Mieghem ( October 1, 1875 -1930 was a Belgian artist born in the port of Antwerp. 1930)
• October 12 - Aleister Crowley, British occultist (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer 1947)
• October 23 - Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Gilbert Newton Lewis ( October 23, 1875 - March 23, 1946) was a famous American physical chemist known for the discovery 1946)
• October 31 - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian political leader, Iron Man of India (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Vallabhbhai Patel (વલ્લભભાઈ પટેલ IPA:) (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950 was a political and social leader of India who played 1950)
• November 14 - Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Gregorio del Pilar y Sempio ( November 14, 1875 &mdash December 2, 1899) was one of the youngest general in the Philippine Revolutionary Forces 1899)
• December 4 - Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Rainer Maria Rilke (also Rainer Maria von Rilke (4 December 1875 &ndash 29 December 1926 is considered one of the German language 's greatest 20th century Poets 1926)
• December 5 - Arthur Currie, Canadian military leader (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Sir Arthur William Currie GCMG, KCB ( December 5, 1875 &ndash November 30, 1933) was a Canadian General 1933)
• December 15 - Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Emilio Jacinto ( December 15, 1875 - April 16, 1899) was a Filipino Revolutionary known as the Brains of the 1899)
• December 19 - Mileva Maric, Albert Einstein's first wife (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Mileva Marić ( December 19, 1875 &ndash August 4, 1948 1948)
• December 25 - Theodor Cardinal Innitzer, Austrian Catholic cardinal (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Theodor Cardinal Innitzer ( December 25, 1875 &ndash October 9, 1955) was Archbishop of Vienna and a cardinal of the 1955)

See also Category: 1875 births. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)

Deaths

January - June

• January 20 - Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Jean-François Millet ( October 4, 1814 &ndash January 20, 1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon 1814)
• January 23 - Charles Kingsley, English writer (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Charles Kingsley ( June 12 1819 &ndash January 23 1875) was an English Novelist, particularly associated with the 1819)
• February 22 - Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French painter (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot ( July 17, 1796 &ndash February 22, 1875) was a French landscape painter and Printmaker 1796)
• February 22 - Sir Charles Lyell, British geologist (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Sir Charles Lyell 1st Baronet, KT, FRS (14 November 1797 &ndash 22 February 1875 was a Scottish Lawyer, Geologist, and protagonist 1797)
• March 1 - Tristan Corbière, French poet (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Tristan Corbière ( July 18, 1845 &ndash March 1, 1875) born Édouard-Joachim Corbière, was a French poet born in Coat-Congar 1845)
• April 25 - the 12th Dalai Lama (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Trinley Gyatso ( January 26, 1857 &ndash April 25, 1875) also spelled Trinle Gyatso and Thinle Gyatso, was the 1857)
• May 17 - John C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16 1821 &ndash May 17 1875 was a lawyer U The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1821)
• May 31 - Eliphas Lévi, French occult author and magician (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Eliphas Lévi, born Alphonse Louis Constant, ( February 8, 1810 - May 31, 1875) was a French Occult author 1810)
• June 2 - Józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Józef Kremer ( February 22, 1806, Kraków - June 2, 1875 Kraków was a Polish historian of art a philosopher an aesthetician and 1806)
• June 3 - Georges Bizet, French composer (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era 1836)
• June 4 - Eduard Mörike, German poet (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Eduard Friedrich Mörike ( Ludwigsburg, September 8, 1804 &ndash June 4, 1875 in Stuttgart) was a German 1804)
• June 25- Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Antoine-Louis Barye ( September 24, 1796 - June 25, 1875) was a French sculptor most famous for his work as an Animalier 1796)

July - December

• July 30 - George Pickett, American Confederate General (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off George Edward Pickett ( January 16, January 25 or January 28, 1825 &ndash July 30, 1875) was a career U 1825)
• July 31 - Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Andrew Johnson (December 29 1808 – July 31 1875 was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865-69 succeeding to the Presidency upon the assassination The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1808)
• August 4 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Hans Christian Andersen (ˈhanˀs ˈkʰʁæʂd̥jan ˈɑnɐsn̩ in Danish or simply H 1805)
• August 10 - Karl Andree, German geographer (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Karl Andree ( 20 October 1808 - 10 August 1875) was a German Geographer. 1808)
• August 12 - János Kardos, Hungarian Slovenes evangelic priest, teacher and writer (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid János Kardos, also known in Slovenian as Janoš Kardoš (around February 13 1801 Noršinci, Kingdom of Hungary, today Hungarian Slovenes also known as Rába Slovenes (Porabski Slovenci are an Autochthonous ethnic and linguistic Slovene minority living in western Hungary 1801)
• August 17 - Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek ( March 8, 1827 - August 17, 1875) was a German linguist. 1827)
• September 22 - Charles Bianconi, Italian-Irish entrepreneur (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Charles Bianconi (1786-1875 was born Carlo Bianconi in Costa Masnaga ( Italy) on September 24 1786. 1786)
• October 10 - Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated See also Tolstoy Another Russian writer is Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (Алексей 1817)
• October 15 - Chief Lone Horn, Native American Chief (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Lone Horn, also known as One Horn ( Lakota: Ha-wón-je-tah, c 1790)
• October 12 - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux ( May 11 1827 – October 12 1875) was a French Sculptor and painter. 1827)
• October 24 - Jacques Paul Migne, French priest, theologian, and publisher (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Jacques Paul Migne (25 October 1800 - 24 October 1875 was a French Priest who published inexpensive and widely-distributed editions of theological works encyclopedias 1800)
• November 7 - Werner Munzinger, Swiss adventurer (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Werner Munzinger ( Olten, Switzerland, 1832 - Awsa, current Djibouti, 7 November 1875) was a Swiss administrator 1832)
• November 22 - Henry Wilson, 18th Vice President of the United States (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Henry Wilson (February 16 1812 &ndash November 22 1875 was a Senator from Massachusetts and the eighteenth Vice President of the United States. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1812)
• November 24 - William Backhouse Astor, Sr., American businessman (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal William Backhouse Astor Sr ( September 19, 1792 &ndash November 24, 1875) was a businessman and member of the prominent Astor family 1792)

See also Category: 1875 deaths. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

Notes

1. ^ "Calendar in year 1875 (Russia)" (Julian calendar, starting Tuesday), webpage: Julian-1875 (Russia used the Julian calendar until 1919). Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
2. ^ Smith, R. A. "Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics", New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.

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