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 in the year 1874.

Jan 01 Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 In the year 1874 birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)

Jan 04 Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.

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

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

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin

Jan 14 Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit) was born in the year 1874.

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 in the year 1874.

Jan 22 Wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926) was born in the year 1874.

Jan 24 Arthur Shomburg, famous African was born in the year 1874.

Jan 25 Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop was born in the year 1874.

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 on this day in history.

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 Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue) was born in the year 1874.

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 in the year 1874.

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 on this day in history.

Feb 11 Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author was born on this day in history.

Feb 11 Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer was born on this day in history.

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of emilis Melngailis, composer

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

Feb 16 In the year 1874 birth of marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935)

Feb 17 Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM) was born in the year 1874.

Feb 20 In the year 1874 birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star

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

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 Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 in the year 1874.

Feb 17 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 in the year 1874.