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 In the year 1874 birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer

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 Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born in the year 1874.

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 on this day in history.

Jan 14 In the year 1874 birth of thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)

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

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 [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 Robert Lach, composer was born in the year 1874.

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist

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 In the year 1874 birth of milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel)

Feb 09 In the year 1874 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 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 In the year 1874 birth of emilis Melngailis, composer

Feb 15 In the year 1874 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 In the year 1874 birth of thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)

Feb 20 Mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star was born on this day in history.

Feb 22 Bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1874.

Jan 08 Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died in the year 1874.

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

Jan 19 In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75

Feb 03 On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)

Feb 08 On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.