1875

Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s

Years: 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 - 1875 - 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880

Events

• Wimbledon: Henry Cavendish Jones convinced the "All England Croquet Club" to replace a croquet court with a lawn tennis court.
• January 12 - Kwang-su[?] becomes emperor of China.
• May 17 - Aristides[?] wins the first Kentucky Derby

Arts, Sciences, Literature and Philosophy

• 1875 in literature:

Births

• January 14 - Albert Schweitzer, Alsatian physician, philosopher, and musician, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 1952 (+ 1965)
• January 22 - D. W. Griffith, director
• February 11 - Sara Wennerberg-Reuter[?], composer
• February 26 - Hans Böckler[?], unionist and politician (+ 1951)
• March 7 - Maurice Ravel, composer (+ 1937)
• March 26 - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (+ 1965)
• April 1 - Edgar Wallace[?], writer (+ 1932)
• April 2 - Walter Chrysler, automobile pioneer (+ 1940)
• April 4 - Pierre Monteux, conductor
• April 5 - Mistinguett, French cabaret singer
• April 8 - Albert I of Belgium
• June 12 - Sam De Grasse, pioneer Hollywood actor (+ 1953)
• September 1 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, author
• October 1 - Eugeen Van Mieghem, painter
• October 23 - Gilbert N. Lewis, physical chemist.
• Diedrich Westermann (died 1956) German linguist
• Dr Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya
• Maurice Ravel, French composer
• Aleister Crowley, British occultist

Deaths

• January 23 - Charles Kingsley, English writer
• February 22 - Sir Charles Lyell, British geologist.
• May 17 - John C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States
• June 3 - Georges Bizet, French composer
• August 4 - Hans Christian Andersen, Writer.