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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 04 Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1874.  

Jan 13 Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)  

Jan 22 Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 In the year 1874 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 On this day in history birth of hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage)  

Jan 29 In the year 1874 birth of john David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist  

Jan 29 Robert Lach, composer was born in the year 1874.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas) was born in the year 1874.  

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 On this day in history birth of elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author  

Feb 11 On this day in history birth of fritz Bennicke Hart, composer  

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 Ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star  

Feb 22 In the year 1874 birth of bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951)  

Feb 23 In the year 1874 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 on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 In the year 1874 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 On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75  

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

Feb 08 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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.