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In the year 1874
443 Notable birthdays
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965).
Born November 30th, 1874 in Blenheim Palace. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1965 at 90 years old in Hyde Park Gate (stroke). [ref]
Herbert Hoover
President of the united states from 1929 to 1933.
Born August 10th, 1874 in West Branch. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1964 at 90 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer, internal bleeding). [ref]
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born american illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926).
Born March 24th, 1874 in Budapest.
Died October 31st, 1926 at 52 years old in Detroit (appendicitis, peritonitis).
Robert Frost
American poet (1874–1963).
Born March 28th, 1874 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1963 at 88 years old in Boston (surgical complications). [ref]
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-irish antarctic explorer (1874–1922).
Born February 15th, 1874 in Kilkea Castle. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1922 at 47 years old in Grytviken (myocardial infarction). [ref]
G. K. Chesterton
English writer and lay theologian (1874–1936).
Born May 29th, 1874 in Kensington. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1936 at 62 years old in Beaconsfield (heart failure). [ref]
Gertrude Stein
American author (1874–1946).
Born February 3rd, 1874 in Allegheny.
Died July 27th, 1946 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (stomach cancer).
Guglielmo Marconi
Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937).
Born April 25th, 1874 in Bologna. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1937 at 63 years old in Rome.
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
American financier and philanthropist (1874–1960).
Born January 29th, 1874 in Cleveland.
Died May 11th, 1960 at 86 years old in Tucson (pneumonia).
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Canadian writer (1874–1942).
Born November 30th, 1874 in Prince Edward Island.
Died April 24th, 1942 at 67 years old in Toronto.
Howard Carter
British egyptologist.
Born May 9th, 1874 in Brompton, Kensington. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1939 at 64 years old in London (lymphoma). [ref]
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965).
Born January 25th, 1874 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 91 years old in Nice (pneumonia).
Arnold Schoenberg
Austrian-jewish american composer (1874-1951).
Born September 13th, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1951 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Lyon Mackenzie King
10th prime minister of canada (1874–1950).
Born December 17th, 1874 in Kitchener.
Died July 22nd, 1950 at 75 years old in The Farm (pneumonia).
Gustav Holst
British composer.
Born September 21st, 1874 in Cheltenham.
Died May 25th, 1934 at 59 years old in London (heart failure).
Charles Lightoller
British sailor (1874–1952).
Born March 30th, 1874 in Lancashire.
Died December 8th, 1952 at 78 years old in Richmond (heart disease).
Honus Wagner
American baseball player (1874-1955).
Born February 24th, 1874 in Chartiers.
Died December 6th, 1955 at 81 years old in Carnegie.
Chaim Weizmann
Israeli statesman and british chemist (1874–1952).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Motal.
Died November 9th, 1952 at 77 years old in Rehovot.
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the white movement (1874-1920).
Born November 16th, 1874 in Alexandrovskoye.
Died February 7th, 1920 at 45 years old in Irkutsk (gunshot wound).
Mary Ann Bevan
Side show performer, nurse (1874–1933).
Born December 20th, 1874 in London.
Died December 26th, 1933 at 59 years old in Coney Island.
Henry Travers
British-american actor.
Born March 5th, 1874 in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Died October 18th, 1965 at 91 years old in Hollywood (arteriosclerosis).
Talaat Pasha
Turkish ottoman politician (1874–1921), directly responsible for 1915 armenian genocide which was avenged by soghomon tehlirian.
Born September 1st, 1874 in Kardzhali.
Died March 15th, 1921 at 46 years old in Berlin (Assassination of Talat Pasha).
Lou Henry Hoover
First lady of the united states from 1929 to 1933.
Born March 29th, 1874 in Waterloo.
Died January 7th, 1944 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Edward Thorndike
American psychologist.
Born August 31st, 1874 in Williamsburg.
Died August 9th, 1949 at 74 years old in Montrose.
Sunjong of the Korean Empire
The 2nd emperor of the korean empire. (1874–1926).
Born March 25th, 1874 in Changdeokgung.
Died April 25th, 1926 at 52 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).
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