Famous Birthdays In 1874

Jan 01 Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.

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 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 in the year 1874.

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1874 birth of thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)

Jan 16 Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) was born in the year 1874.

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

Jan 25 Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop was born on this day in history.

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 On this day in history birth of robert Lach, composer

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 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 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 on this day in history.

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

Feb 13 In the year 1874 birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)

Feb 15 Emilis Melngailis, composer was born in the year 1874.

Feb 15 Ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica) was born on this day in history.

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

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 on this day in history.

Feb 23 In the year 1874 birth of konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40)

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

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Jan 04 Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died on this day in history.

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 H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1874.

Feb 03 Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died on this day in history.

Feb 08 On this day in history 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 On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77