Famous Deaths In 1874

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

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 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 in the year 1874.  

Feb 09 On this day in history jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75  

Feb 17 In the year 1874 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77  

Feb 24 Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1874.  

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

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

Mar 20 Hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1874.  

Mar 28 Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (b. 1795) died in the year 1874.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

May 01 Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1874.  

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 On this day in history 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 Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 27 Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies in the year 1874.  

Sep 12 François Guizot, French historian and statesman (b. 1787) died on this day in history.  

Sep 21 JBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75 in the year 1874.  

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

Oct 26 Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49 in the year 1874.  

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 In the year 1874 birth of hugo Leichtentritt, composer  

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

Jan 01 In the year 1874 birth of frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)  

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

Jan 04 Sven Fleuron, writer was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 05 In the year 1874 birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)  

Jan 06 In the year 1874 birth of fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)  

Jan 13 In the year 1874 birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin