Famous Birthdays 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 In the year 1874 birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer

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

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit) was born on this day in history.

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 Arthur Shomburg, famous African was born on this day in history.

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

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 in the year 1874.

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

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)

Feb 06 Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) was born on this day in history.

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 In the year 1874 birth of fritz Bennicke Hart, composer

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)

Feb 15 Emilis Melngailis, composer was born on this day in history.

Feb 15 In the year 1874 birth of ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica)

Feb 16 Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.

Feb 17 On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.

Feb 23 Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) was born in the year 1874.

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

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Jan 04 Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died in the year 1874.

Jan 08 In the year 1874 death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)

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

Feb 09 Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 in the year 1874.

Feb 17 In the year 1874 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77