Famous Birthdays In 1874

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)  

Jan 01 Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 In the year 1874 birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer  

Jan 04 In the year 1874 birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)  

Jan 04 Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)  

Jan 06 Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)  

Jan 16 In the year 1874 birth of robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940)  

Jan 22 In the year 1874 birth of wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926)  

Jan 24 Arthur Shomburg, famous African was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 25 Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage)  

Jan 29 John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 29 In the year 1874 birth of robert Lach, composer  

Feb 01 In the year 1874 birth of hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist  

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)  

Feb 03 Gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel)  

Feb 09 In the year 1874 birth of amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)  

Feb 09 In the year 1874 birth of vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan)  

Feb 11 Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 11 On this day in history birth of fritz Bennicke Hart, composer  

Feb 13 In the year 1874 birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)  

Feb 15 Emilis Melngailis, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 20 In the year 1874 birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star  

Feb 22 Bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40)  

Feb 24 Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17) was born in the year 1874.  

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Jan 04 Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died in the year 1874.  

Jan 17 Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 in the year 1874.  

Jan 19 H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 03 In the year 1874 death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)  

Feb 08 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 in the year 1874.  

Feb 09 On this day in history jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75  

Feb 17 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 in the year 1874.