Year 1874 in History - Important Historical Events of the year 1874

The year 1874 has a special significance of its own in India and world history. Let us know some such important events of the year 1874 such as: born famous people, death of famous people, war treaty, independence of a country, invention of new technology, change of power, important national and international day etc., knowing which your general Knowledge will increase.

Event__Date	Incident/Event
09 October	22 countries signed a treaty in Bern, Switzerland for the movement of letters between all countries and the formation of the General Postal Union. Since then, October 9 started celebrating as World Post Day.
05 August	Japan introduced the postal savings system on the lines of England.
11 February	The American inventor Thomas Elva Edison was born.
13 January	American troops were sent to Honolulu to protect the king.
27 February	Baseball was first played in England at Lord's Cricket Ground.
18 March	A Treaty of Hawaii was signed with exclusive trading rights of the United States.
10 April	14th British Golf Open: Munge Park shot 159 at Musselsburg Link.
29 May	The current constitution took effect in Switzerland.
20 June	Lucian Clemons was awarded the first US Lifesaving Medal.
12 July	Ontario Agricultural College was established.
05 August	Japan introduced its postal savings system, which was modeled after a similar system in England.
26 September	The first Grand International Rifle Match was held.
15 October	A modern university was established in Zagreb.
18 November	The National Women's Christian Temperance Union was organized in Cleveland.
01 December	Iceland was made a constitution and limited home rule on behalf of Denmark.
28 February	In one of the longest cases ever heard in an English court, the defendant was convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
27 May	The first group of the dorsland trek, a series of blasts discovered by Boars in search of political freedom and better situation, left for South Africa to Angola.
01 July	Remington No.1 went on sale, it became the first commercially successful typewriter.
09 October	The Universal Postal Union, then known as General PostLUNIN, was established to integrate postal services and rules with signing of the burn treaty so that international melcalds could be exchanged independently .

Birth	Name/Category/Country
06 February	Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura / Religious Leader / India
11 September	Seshadri Srinivasa Iyengar / Attorney General / India

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