Famous Personalities Born 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 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1874.  

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 in the year 1874.  

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

Jan 22 Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940) was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 22 In the year 1874 birth of wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926)  

Jan 24 In the year 1874 birth of arthur Shomburg, famous African  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 29 On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.  

Feb 03 Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 03 In the year 1874 birth of gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)  

Feb 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1874 birth of vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan)  

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 in the year 1874.  

Feb 13 Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 15 In the year 1874 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 On this day in history birth of konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40)  

Feb 24 Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17) was born in the year 1874.  

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Jan 04 On this day in history death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)  

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 in the year 1874.  

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.