Famous Deaths In 1874

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

Jan 08 Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died in the year 1874.  

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 in the year 1874.  

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

Feb 08 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 in the year 1874.  

Feb 17 On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77  

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 In the year 1874 charles Sumner, a white civil rights leader, dies at 63  

Mar 20 Hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04 Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826) died in the year 1874.  

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 in the year 1874.  

Apr 19 Owen Jones, architect, dies on this day in history.  

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 Cochise, Apache leader died on this day in history.  

Jun 21 Anders Jonas Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1814) died in the year 1874.  

Jun 22 Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 11 Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54 in the year 1874.  

Jul 12 Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 in the year 1874.  

Aug 14 On this day in history death of jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (b. 1821)  

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

Aug 27 Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 12 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies  

Dec 07 Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Dec 16 Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79 in the year 1874.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer  

Jan 01 Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born in the year 1874.  

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 Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1874 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 On this day in history birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin