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In the year 1874
483 Notable birthdays
Edith Schwartz Clements
U.s. botanist and botanical illustrator (1874–1971).
Born October 5th, 1874 in Albany. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1971 at 96 years old in Santa Barbara, La Jolla. [ref]
Louis Delâge
French automotive engineer (1874–1947).
Born March 22nd, 1874 in Cognac.
Died December 14th, 1947 at 73 years old in Le Pecq.
Scott Sidney
American film director.
Born April 27th, 1874 in London.
Died July 20th, 1928 at 54 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Bunzō Hayata
Japanese botanist (1874–1934).
Born December 2nd, 1874 in Kamo.
Died January 13th, 1934 at 59 years old in Shinjuku.
Ivan Moskvin
Russian actor (1874-1946).
Born June 18th, 1874 in Moscow.
Died February 16th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Alberto Herrera y Franchi
Cuban officer and politician (1874-1954).
Born September 1st, 1874 in San Antonio de las Vueltas.
Died March 18th, 1954 at 79 years old in Havana.
Harold Kitson
South african tennis player (1874-1951).
Born June 17th, 1874 in Richmond. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1951 at 77 years old in Umkomaas.
Edmund Mortimer
Actor (1874-1944).
Born August 21st, 1874 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 1944 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Ludwig Diels
German botanist (1874–1945).
Born September 24th, 1874 in Hamburg.
Died November 30th, 1945 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Rosa Schapire
German art historian, author and translator (1874–1954).
Born September 9th, 1874 in Brody.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 79 years old in Tate Britain.
Gerhard Hessenberg
German mathematician (1874–1925).
Born August 16th, 1874 in Frankfurt.
Died November 16th, 1925 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Max Frey
German painter (1874-1944).
Born April 16th, 1874 in Mühlburg.
Died March 11th, 1944 at 69 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Arthur van Schendel
Dutch writer.
Born March 5th, 1874 in Jakarta.
Died September 11th, 1946 at 72 years old in Amsterdam.
Jozef Gregor-Tajovský
Slovak writer, poet, teacher, and politician (1874–1940).
Born October 14th, 1874 in Tajov. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1940 at 65 years old in Bratislava.
Janko Jesenský
Czechoslovak poet, lawyer, politician and translator (1874–1945).
Born December 30th, 1874 in Martin. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1945 at 70 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Julius Bittner
Austrian composer (1874-1939).
Born April 9th, 1874 in Vienna.
Died January 9th, 1939 at 64 years old in Vienna.
George Sheldon
American diver (1874–1907).
Born May 17th, 1874 in St. Louis.
Died November 25th, 1907 at 33 years old in St. Louis.
Ludwig Curtius
German classical archeologist (1874-1954).
Born December 13th, 1874 in Augsburg.
Died April 10th, 1954 at 79 years old in Rome.
Max Adalbert
German actor (1874-1933).
Born December 19th, 1874 in Gdańsk.
Died September 7th, 1933 at 58 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
Bertha Eckstein-Diener
Austrian writer and historian (1874–1948).
Born March 18th, 1874 in Vienna.
Died February 20th, 1948 at 73 years old in Geneva.
Grantley Goulding
British track and field athlete (1874-1947).
Born March 23rd, 1874 in Gloucester.
Died July 29th, 1947 at 73 years old in KwaZulu-Natal.
Karel Hlaváček
Czech poet and artist (1874-1898).
Born August 23rd, 1874 in Libeň. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1898 at 23 years old in Libeň (tuberculosis). [ref]
Emine Sultan
Ottoman princess, daughter of sultan abdülaziz.
Born August 24th, 1874 in Istanbul.
Died January 30th, 1920 at 45 years old in Istanbul.
Ernest Webb
British athlete (1874–1937).
Born April 25th, 1874 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died February 24th, 1937 at 62 years old in Toronto.
François Brandt
Dutch rower (1874-1949).
Born December 29th, 1874 in Zoeterwoude.
Died July 4th, 1949 at 74 years old in Naarden.
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