Famous Birthdays In 1874

Jan 01 In the year 1874 birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)

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 On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)

Jan 06 In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)

Jan 13 Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born on this day in history.

Jan 14 Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit) was born on this day in history.

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)

Jan 22 Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.

Jan 22 Wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926) was born on this day in history.

Jan 24 In the year 1874 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 on this day in history.

Jan 29 Robert Lach, composer was born on this day in history.

Feb 01 Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist was born in the year 1874.

Feb 03 In the year 1874 birth of franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)

Feb 03 In the year 1874 birth of gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)

Feb 06 Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) was born on this day in history.

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

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

Feb 17 In the year 1874 birth of thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)

Feb 20 On this day in history 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 In the year 1874 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 in the year 1874.

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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 on this day in history.

Jan 17 In the year 1874 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62

Jan 19 H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.

Feb 03 Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died on this day in history.

Feb 08 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.

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