Famous Personalities Born In 1874

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

Jan 01 Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born in the year 1874.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1874 birth of sven Fleuron, writer  

Jan 05 In the year 1874 birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1874.  

Jan 22 On this day in history 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 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 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 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 in the year 1874.  

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 in the year 1874.  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan)  

Feb 11 In the year 1874 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 Emilis Melngailis, composer was born in the year 1874.  

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

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935)  

Feb 17 On this day in history birth of thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)  

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 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 Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 in the year 1874.  

Jan 19 H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 08 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 in the year 1874.  

Feb 09 Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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