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 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 in the year 1874.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 22 In the year 1874 birth of edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940)  

Jan 22 Wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Arthur Shomburg, famous African was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop  

Jan 25 In the year 1874 birth of [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage)  

Jan 29 John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29 Robert Lach, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1874 birth of hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist  

Feb 03 Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 03 In the year 1874 birth of gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)  

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel)  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)  

Feb 09 In the year 1874 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 On this day in history birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)  

Feb 15 In the year 1874 birth of emilis Melngailis, composer  

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

Feb 16 In the year 1874 birth of marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935)  

Feb 17 On this day in history birth of thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)  

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star  

Feb 22 In the year 1874 birth of bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951)  

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

Feb 24 Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17) was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 In the year 1874 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 In the year 1874 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62  

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 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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.