Births on April 8

Stanisław Taczak

Born on April 8, 1874

Stanisław Taczak, Polish general (d. 1960)

Stanisław Taczak (8 April 1874, Mieszków (now in Jarocin County) – 2 March 1960, Malbork) was a Polish general. Until 8 January 1919, he was temporary commander-in-chief of the Great Poland Uprising (1918-1919).

After the invasion of Poland in 1939, he was imprisoned in the Oflag VII-A Murnau POW camp in Germany.

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Events on 1874

28 Feb

Tichborne case
One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
15 Mar

Second Treaty of Saigon
France and Viet Nam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
27 May

Gert Alberts
The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
7 Nov

Thomas Nast
A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
25 Nov

Panic of 1873
The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

Births on April 8

Stanisław Taczak

Born on April 8, 1874

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Events on 1874

Tichborne case

Second Treaty of Saigon

Gert Alberts

Thomas Nast

Panic of 1873