Famous Birthdays In 1874

Jan 01 In the year 1874 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 On this day in history birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer

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

Jan 04 Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 06 Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.

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 Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) was born in the year 1874.

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 [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage) was born on this day in history.

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of john David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist

Jan 29 In the year 1874 birth of robert Lach, composer

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 Gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas) was born on this day in history.

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel)

Feb 09 Amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed) was born on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

Feb 11 On this day in history birth of fritz Bennicke Hart, composer

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

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 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 Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) was born on this day in history.

Feb 24 In the year 1874 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 On this day in history death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)

Jan 17 Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on this day in history.

Jan 19 On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75

Feb 03 Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died in the year 1874.

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 on this day in history.