Famous Birthdays In 1874

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

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

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 In the year 1874 birth of sven Fleuron, writer  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)  

Jan 06 Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)  

Jan 22 Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926)  

Jan 24 On this day in history birth of arthur Shomburg, famous African  

Jan 25 Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of john David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist  

Jan 29 Robert Lach, composer was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 01 Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 03 In the year 1874 birth of franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)  

Feb 03 Gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 06 In the year 1874 birth of milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel)  

Feb 09 Amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 09 On this day in history 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 Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 13 Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of emilis Melngailis, composer  

Feb 15 In the year 1874 birth of ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica)  

Feb 16 Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 17 In the year 1874 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 On this day in history birth of bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951)  

Feb 23 Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 24 In the year 1874 birth of honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17)  

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Jan 04 Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) died in the year 1874.  

Jan 08 Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17 In the year 1874 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62  

Jan 19 On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75  

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

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