1874

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
Years:	1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1874 (Events)

1874 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1874th year of the Common Era (CE), the 74th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1874, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1874 corresponds to the years 30–31 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events

• April: Shaykh Muhammad-Báqir, known as the Wolf, has approximately twenty Bahá'ís arrested in Isfahán.

Births

• Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, Hand of the Cause.
• May 15: Charles Mason Remey, Hand of the Cause who broke the Covenant.
• May 19: John Esslemont, Hand of the Cause and Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
• June 6: Louis Gregory, Hand of the Cause.
• November 14: William Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause.