Famous Birthdays In 1874
Saturday, 25 March 2023
Jan 01 On this day in history birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)
Jan 01 On this day in history birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)
Jan 01 In the year 1874 birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer
Jan 04 On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.
Jan 14 On this day in history birth of thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)
Jan 16 On this day in history birth of robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)
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 On this day in history birth of arthur Shomburg, famous African
Jan 25 On this day in history birth of hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop
Jan 25 [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage) was born in the year 1874.
Jan 29 John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist was born in the year 1874.
Jan 29 On this day in history birth of robert Lach, composer
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 in the year 1874.
Feb 06 Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) was born in the year 1874.
Feb 09 On this day in history birth of amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)
Feb 09 On this day in history birth of vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan)
Feb 11 Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author was born in the year 1874.
Feb 11 On this day in history birth of fritz Bennicke Hart, composer
Feb 13 In the year 1874 birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)
Feb 15 Emilis Melngailis, composer was born on this day in history.
Feb 15 Ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica) was born in the year 1874.
Feb 16 On this day in history birth of marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935)
Feb 17 Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM) was born on this day in history.
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 Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) was born in the year 1874.
Feb 24 In the year 1874 birth of honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17)