Famous Birthdays 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 Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 In the year 1874 birth of sven Fleuron, writer

Jan 05 In the year 1874 birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)

Jan 06 In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin

Jan 14 In the year 1874 birth of thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)

Jan 16 In the year 1874 birth of robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)

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 On this day in history birth of arthur Shomburg, famous African

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

Jan 25 In the year 1874 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 In the year 1874 birth of robert Lach, composer

Feb 01 Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist was born on this day in history.

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 In the year 1874 birth of amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan)

Feb 11 Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author was born in the year 1874.

Feb 11 In the year 1874 birth of fritz Bennicke Hart, composer

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 On this day in history birth of ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica)

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 on this day in history.

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 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 on this day in history.

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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 in the year 1874.

Jan 19 H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.

Feb 03 On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)

Feb 08 In the year 1874 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 on this day in history.