1874
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1840s 1850s 1860s – 1870s – 1880s 1890s 1900s |
| Years: | 1871 1872 1873 – 1874 – 1875 1876 1877 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1874 MDCCCLXXIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2627 |
| Armenian calendar | 1323 ԹՎ ՌՅԻԳ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6624 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 30–31 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1795–1796 |
| Bengali calendar | 1281 |
| Berber calendar | 2824 |
| British Regnal year | 37 Vict. 1 – 38 Vict. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2418 |
| Burmese calendar | 1236 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7382–7383 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸酉年 (Water Rooster) 4570 or 4510 — to — 甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 4571 or 4511 |
| Coptic calendar | 1590–1591 |
| Discordian calendar | 3040 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1866–1867 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5634–5635 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1930–1931 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1795–1796 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4974–4975 |
| Holocene calendar | 11874 |
| Igbo calendar | 874–875 |
| Iranian calendar | 1252–1253 |
| Islamic calendar | 1290–1291 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiji 7 (明治７年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1802–1803 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 12 days |
| Korean calendar | 4207 |
| Minguo calendar | 38 before ROC 民前38年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 406 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2416–2417 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水鸡年 (female Water-Rooster) 2000 or 1619 or 847 — to — 阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) 2001 or 1620 or 848 |
1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1874th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 874th year of the 2nd millennium, 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.