Famous Personalities Born In 1874

Jan 01 Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born in the year 1874.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)  

Jan 13 On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.  

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 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 In the year 1874 birth of john David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist  

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 Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)  

Feb 06 In the year 1874 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 Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan) was born in the year 1874.  

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 in the year 1874.  

Feb 13 Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of emilis Melngailis, composer  

Feb 15 In the year 1874 birth of ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica)  

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 On this day in history birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951)  

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 on this day in history.  

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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 In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75  

Feb 03 On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)  

Feb 08 In the year 1874 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66  

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.