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 on this day in history.  

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

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 Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 Wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25 In the year 1874 birth of hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage)  

Jan 29 John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29 In the year 1874 birth of robert Lach, composer  

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

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)  

Feb 03 In the year 1874 birth of gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)  

Feb 06 Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history birth of hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)  

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

Feb 15 Ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935)  

Feb 17 On this day in history birth of thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)  

Feb 20 Mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 In the year 1874 birth of bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951)  

Feb 23 In the year 1874 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 In the year 1874 death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)  

Jan 08 On this day in history death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)  

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 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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.