Legislation
Passes the Conscription Act for all levels of Russian Society. Men are liable to service at the age of 20 with each district providing a quota
Historical events in 1874
110 historical records
January 18749 historical events
Reform of Armed Forces
Passes the Conscription Act for all levels of Russian Society. Men are liable to service at the age of 20 with each district providing a quota
President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Resignation of Emilio Castelar
Castelar resigns from office
Constitution of Spain
Serrano becomes dictator
Government
Serrano becomes dictator
Reform of Armed Forces
Conscription comes into effect
Election
The Catholic Centre increases its seats because of hatred of the May Laws. Catholics rally around the Centre Party which increases its vote from 63 to 91 seats
Birth of William Somerset Maughan
Birth of William Somerset Maughan
February 187413 historical events
Election
Gladstone promises to abolish income tax!. Election riots in Dudlet, Hanley & Wolverhampton
Income Tax
Gladstone promises to abolish income tax!
Election
The Liberals receive a majority of the votes in each of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom and 189,000 more votes nationally than the Conservatives but obtain a minority of seats in the House of Commons. A Conservative victory becomes certain
President of Bolivia
Frias begins a second presidential period after Ballivian's death.
Birth of Ernest Henry Shackleton
Birth of Ernest Henry Shackleton, County Clare, Ireland
Home Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Home Secretary
Birth of Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton is born at Kilkea House in County Kildare and later becomes one of the most prominent explorers of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Election
The Conservatives win a majority of 83, its 1st majority since 1841. The Conservatives win 350 seats to the Liberals 302 seats
Election
The Conservatives win a majority of 83. The Conservatives win 350 seats to the Liberals 302 seats
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
Government
Disraeli forms a new ministry
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
May 18745 historical events
Legislation
Further May Laws against the Ultramontane clergy provoking Pius IX to annul them
Resignation of Marco Minghetti
Minghetti resigns from office but the King refuses to accept
Constitution of Venezuela
A new constitution reduced the presidential term and revised the federal political structure.
Civil Rights
Graduates with a degree in Civil Rights and Canonical Law
Education
Graduates with a degree in Civil Rights and Canonical Law
June 18741 historical events
Envoy
Appointedpecial Naval Envoy to Russia
July 18744 historical events
Kulturkampf
Eduard Kullmann attempts to assassinate Bismarck with a pistol, but only hits his hand, Kullmann names the church laws as the reason why he had to shoot Bismarck
Kulturkampf
Eduard Kullmann attempts to assassinate Bismarck with a pistol, but only hits his hand, Kullmann names the church laws as the reason why he had to shoot Bismarck
Fonnesbech Government
Begins the Fonnesbech Government in Copenhagen and serves as Council President of Denmark.
Holstein-Holsteinborg Government
The Holstein-Holsteinborg Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Council President of Denmark.
August 18745 historical events
Boundary Treaty with Bolivia
Approves a revised boundary agreement with Bolivia governing taxes in the disputed nitrate region.
Strike
the agricultural strike in eastern England
Strike
Agricultural strike in eastern England
Third de Theux Government
The Third de Theux Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.
First Jules Malou Government
Begins the First Jules Malou Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.
October 18744 historical events
Arrest of Harry von Arnim
Count Arnim is arrested after the discovery of a plot to replace Bismarck by him
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
Birth of Henri Guisan
Birth of Henri Guisan
Capture of Great Britain
Britain captures the Fiji Islands
November 18743 historical events
Birth of Johann Schober
Birth of Johann Schober
President of Paraguay
Takes office during the fragile postwar republican period.
Birth of Winston Churchill
Birth of Winston Churchill, Blenheim Palace, family estate near Woodstock, Oxfordshire
December 18742 historical events
Transit of Venus Photography
Janssen uses his photographic revolver during the transit of Venus to record a rapid sequence of solar images.
Prime Minister of Spain
Apppointed Prime Minister of Spain
Rule of Annam
France assumes a protectorate over Annam
Harland and Wolff Partnership
Becomes a partner in Harland and Wolff after rising rapidly through the firm's technical and managerial ranks.
Secret Ballot
Introduces electoral reforms including the secret ballot.
Constitutional Civil Liberties Reform
Supports constitutional reforms expanding rights of association, assembly, press and education while reducing presidential authority.
President of Colombia
Appointed President of Colombia
Exile of Jose Juian Marti Perez
Embarks from Le Havre for Mexico, prevented from returning to Cuba, Marti goes instead to Mexico and Guatemala
Capture of Darfur
Egyptian forces conquer Darfur and incorporate it into Ismail's expanding African territories.
Rule of Darfur
Places Darfur under Egyptian administration after its conquest by Egyptian forces.
Dance Macabre
Composition of "Dance Macabre"
Silver Coinage Restriction
France restricts the minting of silver as falling silver prices threaten the bimetallic system, helping shift Latin Monetary Union practice toward gold.
President of the Council
Appointed President of the Council
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant in the artillery
Die Messalinen Wiens" from whom the word "masochism" is derived
Publication of "Die Messalinen Wiens" from whom the word "masochism" is derived
Die Messalinen Wiens
Publication of "Die Messalinen Wiens" from whom the word "masochism" is derived
masochism
Publication of "Die Messalinen Wiens" from whom the word "masochism" is derived
Chairman
Appointed Chair of History at the University of Berlin
Assassination of Bismarck
A Catholic, Heinz Kullman, attempts to assassinate Bismarck at Bad Kissingen
Death of Heinz Kullman
A Catholic, Heinz Kullman, attempts to assassinate Bismarck at Bad Kissingen
President of Germany
Appointed President of the Reichstag
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Paris
Budget
Finally passes the military budget, each military budget is to last 7 years
Catholic Centre Party
Bismarck's attempts to restrict the power of the Catholic Church, represented in politics by the Catholic Centre Party, were not successful, in the 1874 elections, these forces double their representation in the Parliament
Election
Bismarck's attempts to restrict the power of the Catholic Church, represented in politics by the Catholic Centre Party, were not successful, in the 1874 elections, these forces double their representation in the Parliament
Kulturkampf
Bismarck's attempts to restrict the power of the Catholic Church, represented in politics by the Catholic Centre Party, were not successful, in the 1874 elections, these forces double their representation in the Parliament. Bismarck even blames the poisoning of a popular lion from Berlin Zoological Gardens on Catholic conspirators
Plot
A Catholic, Heinz Kullman, attempts to assassinate Bismarck at Bad Kissingen
Jena Habilitation
Frege completes his habilitation and begins teaching at the University of Jena.
Birth of Ernst Cassirer
Ernst Cassirer is born in Breslau.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Publication of "Far From the Madding Crowd"
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Hertford
Rule of Fiji
Britain captures the Fiji Islands
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Appointed Secretary for War
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Woodstock
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Secretary of State for India
Appointed Secretary of State for India, 2nd term, under Disraeli
Dissolution of Parliament
Unexpectedly dissolves Parliament and calls a general election
Election
Unexpectedly dissolves Parliament and calls a general election
Birth of John Lawrence Baird
Birth of John Lawrence Baird
Marriage
Randolph Churchill marries Jennie Jerome
Marriage
Randolph Churchill marries Jennie Jerome
Marriage
Marries Marie Alexandrovna
Election
In the 1874 general election, the Home Rule League wins 59 seats
Home Rule League
In the 1874 general election, the Home Rule League wins 59 seats
Home Rule
In the 1874 general election, the Home Rule League wins 59 seats
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party
Foundation of Aston Villa
Matthews participates in the meeting that establishes Aston Villa Football Club.
Foundation of Aston Villa
Hughes helps organise the new football club formed by Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel members.
Villa Cross Football Club
Hughes helps Villa Cross cricketers select association football as their winter sport.
Foundation of Aston Villa
Price becomes one of the four recognised founders of Aston Villa Football Club.
Foundation of Aston Villa
Scattergood joins Hughes, Matthews and Price in establishing Aston Villa.
Palestine Survey Appointment
Joins the Survey of Western Palestine and works on detailed military and geographical mapping.
Discovery of Electrons
After studying the phenomenon of electrolysis in 1874, Irish physicist George Johnstone Stoney suggested that there existed a "single definite quantity of electricity", the charge of a monovalent ion
Requiem
Composes, "Requiem"
Invasion of Taiwan
The Japanese withdraw after payment from China. The Japanese invade Taiwan
Birth of Nicolae Radescu
Birth of Nicolae Radescu
Pictures At An Exhibition
Composes, "Pictures At An Exhibition"
Military Service Reform
Reduces active military service and links shorter service terms to educational attainment.
Universal Military Service
Approves universal military service, replacing the older class-based system of long-term recruitment.
Marriage of Maria Alexandrovna
His daughter Maria Alexandrovna marries Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
Birth of Jacob Louis van Deventer
Birth of Jacob Louis van Deventer
Restoration
A leader in the restoration of the Bourbons
Restoration
Alfonso XII proclaims his reign
Restoration
Alfonso XII proclaims his reign
Succession
Alfonso XII proclaims his reign
Birth of Herbert Hoover
Birth of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa, son of Quakers