Famous Personalities Born In 1874

Jan 01 Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born in the year 1874.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 14 Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940)  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926)  

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

Jan 25 In the year 1874 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 In the year 1874 birth of john David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist  

Jan 29 Robert Lach, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 09 Amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 09 Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan) was born in the year 1874.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 In the year 1874 birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)  

Feb 15 In the year 1874 birth of emilis Melngailis, composer  

Feb 15 Ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica) was born in the year 1874.  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19 On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75  

Feb 03 In the year 1874 death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)  

Feb 08 In the year 1874 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66  

Feb 09 In the year 1874 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.