1875 - What happened in 1875 ?

January 1875

Tuesday 12:

Kwang-su becomes emperor of China.

February 1875

Sunday 21:

Jeanne Calment was born. She then went on to live for 122 years 164 days, the longest confirmed lifespan for any human being in history.

May 1875

Monday 17:

Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.

August 1875

Sunday 22:

The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.

Wednesday 25:

Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim the English Channel.

September 1875

Wednesday 01:

A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband.

Thursday 23:

William Bonney ("Billy the Kid") is arrested for the first time.

December 1875

Saturday 04:

Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.