Famous Deaths Happened In 1874

Jan 04 Thomas gregson: Premier of tasmania (b. 1798)  

Jan 08 Charles etienne brasseur de bourbourg: French writer and historian (b. 1814)  

Jan 17 Chang & eng bunker: Chinese/thai siamese twins,  

Jan 19 H v fallersleben: Writer,  

Feb 03 Lunalilo: Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)  

Feb 08 David f strauss: German theologist,  

Feb 09 Jules michelet: French historian (history of france),  

Feb 17 [lambert] adolphe j quetelet: Belg astronomer/sociologist,  

Feb 24 Anselmo clave: Composer,  

Mar 08 Millard fillmore: 13th president (1850-53),  

Mar 11 Charles sumner: A white civil rights leader,  

Mar 20 Hans christian lumbye: Composer,  

Mar 28 Peter andreas hansen: Danish astronomer (b. 1795)  

Apr 04 Charles ernest beulé: French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826)  

Apr 14 Hermanus j abbring: Dutch author/engineer on curacao,  

Apr 18 David livingstone: Buried in westminster abbey  

Apr 19 Owen jones: Architect,  

Apr 20 Alexander h. bailey: American politician (b. 1817)  

May 01 Vilem blodek: Composer,  

Jun 08 Cochise: Apache leader  

Jun 21 Anders jonas Ã…ngström: Swedish physicist (b. 1814)  

Jun 22 Howard staunton: World chess champion, designer of chess pieces,  

Jul 11 Xavier fmg earl merode: Belg pontifical defense minister,  

Jul 12 Fritz reuter: Writer,  

Aug 14 Jonathan clarkson gibbs: American politician (b. 1821)  

Aug 22 Sydney thompson dobell: Poet,  

Aug 27 Johan george schwartze: Painter,  

Sep 12 François guizot: French historian and statesman (b. 1787)  

Sep 21 Jbal leonce elie the beaumont: French geologist,  

Oct 06 Thomas dyke acland tellefsen: Composer,  

Oct 26 Peter cornelius: German composer,  

Nov 09 Israel bak: Created 1st hebrew printing press,  

Dec 07 Constantin von tischendorf: German biblical scholar (b. 1815)  

Dec 16 Abraham capadose: Physician/missionary,  

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Jan 01 Hugo leichtentritt: Composer  

Jan 01 Gustave whitehead: German inventor  

Jan 01 Frank knox: American secretary of the navy  

Jan 04 Josef suk: Czech violinist/composer (asrael)  

Jan 04 Sven fleuron: Writer  

Jan 05 Joseph erlanger: Doctor (shock therapy-nobel 1944)  

Jan 06 Fred niblo: U.s. film actor, director, producer  

Jan 13 Jozef e van roey: Flemish cardinal/archbishop of mechlin