Famous Deaths In 1874

Jan 04 On this day in history death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)

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 In the year 1874 death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)

Feb 08 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 in the year 1874.

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 on this day in history.

Feb 24 On this day in history anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49

Mar 08 In the year 1874 millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74

Mar 11 Charles Sumner, a white civil rights leader, dies at 63 in the year 1874.

Mar 20 On this day in history hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63

Mar 28 In the year 1874 death of peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (b. 1795)

Apr 04 On this day in history death of charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826)

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

Apr 18 In the year 1874 death of david Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey

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

Apr 20 On this day in history death of alexander H. Bailey, American politician (b. 1817)

May 01 Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.

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

Jun 21 Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (b. 1814) died on this day in history.

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

Jul 11 On this day in history 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 Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (b. 1821) died on this day in history.

Aug 22 Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies on this day in history.

Aug 27 In the year 1874 johan George Schwartze, painter, dies

Sep 12 In the year 1874 death of françois Guizot, French historian and statesman (b. 1787)

Sep 21 On this day in history jBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75

Oct 06 Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1874.

Oct 26 Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.

Nov 09 Israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies on this day in history.

Dec 07 Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (b. 1815) died in the year 1874.

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 On this day in history birth of gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)

Jan 01 Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born in the year 1874.

Jan 04 In the year 1874 birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)

Jan 06 Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born in the year 1874.

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