Famous Deaths Happened In 1874

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 in the year 1874.  

Jan 19 In the year 1874 h v Fallersleben, writer, dies at 75  

Feb 03 Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. 1835) died in the year 1874.  

Feb 08 David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1874.  

Feb 24 In the year 1874 anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49  

Mar 08 Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74 on this day in history.  

Mar 11 Charles Sumner, a white civil rights leader, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 20 On this day in history hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 28 Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (b. 1795) died on this day in history.  

Apr 04 In the year 1874 death of charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826)  

Apr 14 Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch author/engineer on Curacao, dies at 86 in the year 1874.  

Apr 18 In the year 1874 death of david Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey  

Apr 19 On this day in history owen Jones, architect, dies  

Apr 20 On this day in history death of alexander H. Bailey, American politician (b. 1817)  

May 01 Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Jun 08 On this day in history death of cochise, Apache leader  

Jun 21 On this day in history death of anders Jonas Ã…ngström, Swedish physicist (b. 1814)  

Jun 22 On this day in history howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies  

Jul 11 Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54 in the year 1874.  

Jul 12 Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 in the year 1874.  

Aug 14 Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (b. 1821) died in the year 1874.  

Aug 22 On this day in history sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies  

Aug 27 Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies in the year 1874.  

Sep 12 François Guizot, French historian and statesman (b. 1787) died on this day in history.  

Sep 21 On this day in history jBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75  

Oct 06 Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1874.  

Oct 26 In the year 1874 peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49  

Nov 09 On this day in history israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies  

Dec 07 In the year 1874 death of constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (b. 1815)  

Dec 16 On this day in history abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79  

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

Jan 01 Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1874 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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.