Famous Personalities Born In 1874

Jan 01 In the year 1874 birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)  

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

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)  

Jan 04 Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.  

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 On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin  

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

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

Jan 22 In the year 1874 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 In the year 1874 birth of arthur Shomburg, famous African  

Jan 25 Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop was born in the year 1874.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 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 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 In the year 1874 birth of thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)  

Feb 20 In the year 1874 birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951)  

Feb 23 Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17)  

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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 H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

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.