Feb 1874: Walter Clopton Wingfield patents a game called "sphairistike" which is more commonly called lawn tennis
Jul 1874: Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward patent the first incandescent lamp with an electric light bulb
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1875: Henry Cavendish Jones convinces the "All England Croquet Club" to replace a croquet court with a lawn tennis court: Wimbledon.
Feb 1875: The SS Gothenburg sinks off the Australian east coast with the loss of approximately 102 lives, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries.
1 Apr 1875: Maria Schoenmaker is born in Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland.
6 Apr 1875: Berend Vrielink is born in Ambt Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland.
Aug 1875: Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim the English Channel.
1874 - 1913 (38 years)
