Famous Birthdays In 1874
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Jan 01 Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born in the year 1874.
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 on this day in history.
Jan 05 Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on this day in history.
Jan 06 In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)
Jan 13 In the year 1874 birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin
Jan 14 Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit) was born on this day in history.
Jan 16 Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) was born on this day in history.
Jan 22 In the year 1874 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 Arthur Shomburg, famous African was born on this day in history.
Jan 25 In the year 1874 birth of hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop
Jan 25 [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage) was born on this day in history.
Jan 29 On this day in history birth of john David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist
Jan 29 Robert Lach, composer was born in the year 1874.
Feb 01 On this day in history birth of hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist
Feb 03 Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue) was born in the year 1874.
Feb 03 Gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas) was born on this day in history.
Feb 06 Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) was born in the year 1874.
Feb 09 Amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed) was born in the year 1874.
Feb 09 Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan) was born on this day in history.
Feb 11 In the year 1874 birth of elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author
Feb 11 On this day in history birth of fritz Bennicke Hart, composer
Feb 13 On this day in history birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)
Feb 15 In the year 1874 birth of emilis Melngailis, composer
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 in the year 1874.
Feb 17 In the year 1874 birth of thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)
Feb 20 In the year 1874 birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star
Feb 22 In the year 1874 birth of bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951)
Feb 23 Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) was born on this day in history.
Feb 24 Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17) was born on this day in history.