Famous Personalities Born In 1874

Jan 01 Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born in the year 1874.  

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

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

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 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  

Jan 14 Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 In the year 1874 birth of robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)  

Jan 22 Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940) was born in the year 1874.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25 [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage) was born in the year 1874.  

Jan 29 John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist was born in the year 1874.  

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

Feb 01 Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist was born on this day in history.  

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 Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 09 Amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 09 In the year 1874 birth of vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan)  

Feb 11 In the year 1874 birth of elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author  

Feb 11 On this day in history birth of fritz Bennicke Hart, composer  

Feb 13 In the year 1874 birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)  

Feb 15 Emilis Melngailis, composer was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 15 On this day in history 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 In the year 1874 birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star  

Feb 22 Bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40)  

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 Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 in the year 1874.  

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