Famous Birthdays In 1874
Thursday, 21 September 2023
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.