Famous Personalities Born In 1874

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

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

Jan 01 Hugo Leichtentritt, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)  

Jan 04 Sven Fleuron, writer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born in the year 1874.  

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 in the year 1874.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 22 In the year 1874 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 [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of robert Lach, composer  

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 In the year 1874 birth of amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)  

Feb 09 Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan) was born in the year 1874.  

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

Feb 11 In the year 1874 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 Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 20 Mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star was born in the year 1874.  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951)  

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

Feb 24 Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17) was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 On this day in history 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 In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75  

Feb 03 On this day in history death of lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835)  

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

Feb 09 In the year 1874 jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75  

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