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.
» May 1875
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.
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