Famous Personalities Born In 1874
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Jan 01 Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.
Jan 01 In the year 1874 birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)
Jan 01 Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born in the year 1874.
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 In the year 1874 birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)
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 In the year 1874 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 Wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage)
Jan 29 On this day in history birth of john David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist
Jan 29 Robert Lach, composer was born in the year 1874.
Feb 01 In the year 1874 birth of hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist
Feb 03 Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)
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 in the year 1874.
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 In the year 1874 birth of emilis Melngailis, composer
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 On this day in history birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star
Feb 22 Bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.
Feb 23 On this day in history 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)