1874 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1874 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - William Gladstone, Liberal (until 17 February), Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative
[edit] Events
- 23 January - Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia.
- 31 January - British defeat the Ashanti at Battle of Amoafo.[1]
- 20 February to 10 August - Agricultural workers go on strike.[1]
- 23 February - Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a game called "sphairistike" which is more commonly called lawn tennis.[2]
- 5 March - Conservative Party under Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield win the general election despite polling fewer votes than the Liberal Party under William Ewart Gladstone.
- 14 March - Peace treaty with the Ashanti gives freedom of movement for British Gold Coast traders, and a promise to end human sacrifice.[1]
- 13 May - Tsar Alexander II of Russia makes a state visit to Britain.[3]
- 7 August - Public Worship Regulation Act bans ritualistic practices in the Church of England.[1]
- 30 August - Factory Act establishes 56-hour working week and prevents children from being used as chimney sweeps.[1]
[edit] Undated
- Scottish football team Heart of Midlothian F.C. founded.
[edit] Publications
- Thomas Hardy's novel Far from the Madding Crowd.
[edit] Births
- 20 January - Steve Bloomer, footballer, cricketer and baseball player (died 1938)
- 25 January - William Somerset Maugham, author (died 1965)
- 11 February - Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer (died 1949)
- 15 February - Ernest Shackleton, explorer (died 1922)
- 9 May
- Lilian Baylis, theatrical producer (died 1937)
- Howard Carter, archaeologist (died 1939)
- 19 May - Gilbert Jessop, cricketer (died 1955)
- 29 May - Gilbert Keith Chesterton, author (died 1936)
- 21 September - Gustav Holst, composer (died 1934)
- 15 October - Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (died 1899)
- 26 October - Martin Lowry, chemist (died 1936)
- 30 November - Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (died 1965)
[edit] Deaths
- 24 April - John Phillips, geologist (born 1800)
- 21 November - William Jardine, naturalist (born 1800)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 296-297. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ "Tsar Alexander swept in to visit Victoria with entourage of 70", The Telegraph (2003-06-22). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
