Famous Birthdays In 1874

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

Jan 01 On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.

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 In the year 1874 birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin

Jan 14 In the year 1874 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 Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926)

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 In the year 1874 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 Robert Lach, composer was born in the year 1874.

Feb 01 Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist was born on this day in history.

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)

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 on this day in history.

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 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 Emilis Melngailis, composer was born on this day in history.

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica)

Feb 16 Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935) was born in the year 1874.

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 in the year 1874.

Feb 22 Bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951) was born in the year 1874.

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 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 H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1874.

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

Feb 08 On this day in history 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.