Famous Personalities Born In 1874

Jan 01 Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 04 Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1874 birth of sven Fleuron, writer  

Jan 05 In the year 1874 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 In the year 1874 birth of jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)  

Jan 16 Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 In the year 1874 birth of edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940)  

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 in the year 1874.  

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 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 Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 11 Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11 Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 13 Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Emilis Melngailis, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1874.  

Feb 17 Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star  

Feb 22 Bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951) was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 23 Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17) was born in the year 1874.  

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Jan 04 In the year 1874 death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)  

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

Jan 17 On this day in history chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62  

Jan 19 H v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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 Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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