Famous Birthdays In 1874
Thursday, 01 October 2020
Jan 01 Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.
Jan 01 In the year 1874 birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)
Jan 01 Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born on this day in history.
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 In the year 1874 birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)
Jan 06 Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.
Jan 13 In the year 1874 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 On this day in history 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 Wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926) was born in the year 1874.
Jan 24 On this day in history birth of arthur Shomburg, famous African
Jan 25 Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop was born on this day in history.
Jan 25 In the year 1874 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 Robert Lach, composer was born in the year 1874.
Feb 01 In the year 1874 birth of hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist
Feb 03 In the year 1874 birth of franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)
Feb 03 Gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas) was born in the year 1874.
Feb 06 Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) was born on this day in history.
Feb 09 In the year 1874 birth of amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)
Feb 09 On this day in history 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 Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer was born on this day in history.
Feb 13 Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic) was born on this day in history.
Feb 15 In the year 1874 birth of emilis Melngailis, composer
Feb 15 On this day in history birth of ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica)
Feb 16 Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935) was born in the year 1874.
Feb 17 Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM) was born on this day in history.
Feb 20 On this day in history birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star
Feb 22 Bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.
Feb 23 Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) was born in the year 1874.
Feb 24 On this day in history birth of honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17)