Famous Birthdays In 1874

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

Jan 01 In the year 1874 birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)

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

Jan 04 Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer

Jan 05 Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born in the year 1874.

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 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 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 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 On this day in history birth of robert Lach, composer

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 On this day in history birth of gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)

Feb 06 Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) was born in the year 1874.

Feb 09 On this day in history 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 In the year 1874 birth of elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author

Feb 11 In the year 1874 birth of fritz Bennicke Hart, composer

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 Ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica) was born in the year 1874.

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935)

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

Feb 20 Mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star was born on this day in history.

Feb 22 Bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.

Feb 23 In the year 1874 birth of konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40)

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17)

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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 In the year 1874 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66

Feb 09 Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 on this day in history.

Feb 17 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.