1875 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1875?
- January 12, 1875 – Kwang-su becomes emperor of China.
- February 24, 1875 – The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries.
- March 3, 1875 – Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra Comique in Paris.
- May 1, 1875 – Alexandra Palace reopens after the 1873 fire burnt it down.
- May 17, 1875 – Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.
- May 20, 1875 – Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
- June 19, 1875 – The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
- July 9, 1875 – Outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans
- August 22, 1875 – The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
- August 24, 1875 – Captain Matthew Webb became first person to swim the English Channel
- August 25, 1875 – Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours.
- September 3, 1875 – The first official game of Polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British Ranchers.
- October 16, 1875 – Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
- October 22, 1875 – First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
- December 4, 1875 – Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.
- December 9, 1875 – The Massachusetts Rifle Association, “America’s Oldest Active Gun Club”, is founded.
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