Famous Deaths Happened In 1874

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

Jan 08 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 08 In the year 1874 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 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 in the year 1874.  

Feb 24 Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74 on this day in history.  

Mar 11 On this day in history charles Sumner, a white civil rights leader, dies at 63  

Mar 20 In the year 1874 hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 28 On this day in history death of peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (b. 1795)  

Apr 04 Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826) died on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch author/engineer on Curacao, dies at 86 in the year 1874.  

Apr 18 David Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey died on this day in history.  

Apr 19 In the year 1874 owen Jones, architect, dies  

Apr 20 Alexander H. Bailey, American politician (b. 1817) died on this day in history.  

May 01 In the year 1874 vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39  

Jun 08 On this day in history death of cochise, Apache leader  

Jun 21 On this day in history death of anders Jonas Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1814)  

Jun 22 In the year 1874 howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies  

Jul 11 In the year 1874 xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54  

Jul 12 On this day in history fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63  

Aug 14 In the year 1874 death of jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (b. 1821)  

Aug 22 In the year 1874 sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies  

Aug 27 On this day in history johan George Schwartze, painter, dies  

Sep 12 François Guizot, French historian and statesman (b. 1787) died in the year 1874.  

Sep 21 In the year 1874 jBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75  

Oct 06 On this day in history thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50  

Oct 26 In the year 1874 peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49  

Nov 09 Israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies in the year 1874.  

Dec 07 On this day in history death of constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (b. 1815)  

Dec 16 On this day in history abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79  

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Jan 01 Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 In the year 1874 birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)  

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

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