PM Benjamin Disraeli Feb 21 Benjamin Disraeli succeeds William Gladstone as British Prime Minister British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli British Prime Minister William Gladstone Feb 21 Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication in Oakland, California Feb 23 Major Walter Clopton Winfield patents a game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis) Feb 27 Baseball 1st played in England at Lord's Cricket Ground Jan 1874 Historical Events by Year Mar 1874 Famous People Who Were Admirals Aviators Gangsters Generals Industrialists Suffragists