Dec 21 Juan Bautista Sacasa, pres of Nicaragua (1932-36) in the year 1874.
Dec 22 Franz Schmidt, composer in the year 1874.
Dec 22 Johann Peter Pixis, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1874.
Dec 24 On this day in history pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875
Dec 26 On this day in history norman Angell, [Lane], English cowboy/journalist (Nobel 1933)
Dec 31 Ernest Austin, composer on this day in history.
Jan 01 Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born on this day in history.
Jan 01 Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born in the year 1874.
Jan 01 On this day in history birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)
Jan 04 Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.
Jan 04 Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.
Jan 05 Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born in the year 1874.
Jan 06 Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born in the year 1874.
Jan 13 In the year 1874 birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin
Jan 04 Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died on this day in history.
Jan 08 In the year 1874 death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)
Jan 17 In the year 1874 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62
Jan 19 On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75
Feb 03 Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died on this day in history.
Feb 08 In the year 1874 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66
Feb 09 Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 in the year 1874.
Feb 17 In the year 1874 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77