1875

Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (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

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Events

• May 17 - First Kentucky Derby

Births

• February 11 - Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer.
• Diedrich Westermann (1875-1956) German linguist
• Edgar Rice Burroughs, author

Deaths

• February 22 - Sir Charles Lyell, British geologist.