Famous Deaths Happened In 1874

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

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 In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75  

Feb 03 In the year 1874 death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)  

Feb 08 In the year 1874 david F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66  

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

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

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

Mar 20 In the year 1874 hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63  

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

Apr 04 In the year 1874 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 On this day in history owen Jones, architect, dies  

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

May 01 On this day in history vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39  

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

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

Jun 22 Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies in the year 1874.  

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 Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (b. 1821) died in the year 1874.  

Aug 22 Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies in the year 1874.  

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

Sep 12 On this day in history death of françois Guizot, French historian and statesman (b. 1787)  

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

Oct 06 In the year 1874 thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50  

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 In the year 1874 death of constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (b. 1815)  

Dec 16 Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born in the year 1874.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born in the year 1874.  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history 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 Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born on this day in history.