Famous Deaths Happened In 1874

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

Jan 08 In the year 1874 death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)  

Jan 17 Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 in the year 1874.  

Feb 09 On this day in history 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  

Feb 24 Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1874.  

Mar 08 Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74 in the year 1874.  

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

Mar 20 In the year 1874 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 David Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey died on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Owen Jones, architect, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 20 In the year 1874 death of alexander H. Bailey, American politician (b. 1817)  

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

Jun 08 Cochise, Apache leader died in the year 1874.  

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

Jun 22 Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 11 In the year 1874 xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54  

Jul 12 Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Aug 14 Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 27 Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 12 On this day in history death of françois Guizot, French historian and statesman (b. 1787)  

Sep 21 JBAL Leonce Elie the Beaumont, French geologist, dies at 75 in the year 1874.  

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

Oct 26 Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 07 Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (b. 1815) died in the year 1874.  

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of sven Fleuron, writer  

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 Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin was born on this day in history.