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What Happened In March 1874 In History

Historical Events for March, 1874

  • 15th » French Third Republic e.g France and Nguyễn Dynasty known as Viet Nam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
  • 18th » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1874

  • 5th » Henry Travers, English actor (d. 1965)
  • 12th » Charles Weeghman, American businessman (d. 1938)
  • 14th » Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips or Philips Electronics (d. 1951)
  • 15th » Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1951)
  • 15th » Harold L. Ickes, American politician (d. 1952)
  • 18th » Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian philosopher (d. 1948)
  • 20th » Börries von Münchhausen, German poet (d. 1945)
  • 23rd » J. C. Leyendecker, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1951)
  • 24th » Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (d. 1961)
  • 24th » Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American magician and actor (d. 1926)
  • 26th » Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (d. 1963)
  • 29th » Lou Henry Hoover, American wife of Herbert Hoover, 33rd First Lady of the United States (d. 1944)
  • 30th » Charles Lightoller, English 2nd officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1952)

Famous Deaths for March 1874

  • 8th » Millard Fillmore, American politician, 13th President of the United States (b. 1800)
  • 11th » Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
  • 20th » Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer (b. 1810)
  • 28th » Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (b. 1795)

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