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In the year 1874
443 Notable birthdays
Charles Ives
American modernist composer (1874–1954).
Born October 20th, 1874 in Danbury.
Died May 19th, 1954 at 79 years old in New York City.
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
Usa ibm executive and art collector (1874-1956).
Born February 17th, 1874 in Campbell.
Died June 19th, 1956 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947).
Born October 9th, 1874 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 13th, 1947 at 73 years old in Kullu. [ref]
J. C. Leyendecker
Painter (1874-1951).
Born March 23rd, 1874 in Montabaur.
Died July 26th, 1951 at 77 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
António Egas Moniz
Portuguese politian and neurosurgeon (1874-1955).
Born November 29th, 1874 in Avanca.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
British army general (1874-1957).
Born April 14th, 1874 in Kensington Palace.
Died January 16th, 1957 at 82 years old in London.
Abigail Greene Aldrich
American socialite and philanthropist (1874–1948).
Born October 26th, 1874 in Providence.
Died April 5th, 1948 at 73 years old in New York City.
Lewis Hine
American sociologist and photographer (1874–1940).
Born September 26th, 1874 in Oshkosh.
Died November 3rd, 1940 at 66 years old in Hastings-on-Hudson.
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
British royal family member (1874–1899).
Born October 15th, 1874 in Buckingham Palace.
Died February 6th, 1899 at 24 years old in Merano (gunshot wound).
Charles Fort
American writer.
Born August 6th, 1874 in Albany.
Died May 3rd, 1932 at 57 years old in Royal Hospital. [ref]
Robert W. Service
Canadian poet and writer (1874-1958).
Born January 16th, 1874 in Preston.
Died September 11th, 1958 at 84 years old in Lancieux.
Nap Lajoie
American baseball player.
Born September 5th, 1874 in Woonsocket.
Died February 7th, 1959 at 84 years old in Daytona Beach.
Bert Williams
American comedian and actor (1874–1922).
Born November 12th, 1874 in Nassau.
Died March 4th, 1922 at 47 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Oswald Chambers
British missionary (1874-1917).
Born July 24th, 1874 in Aberdeen. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1917 at 43 years old in Cairo (appendicitis).
Sidney Toler
American actor, playwright and theatre director (1874-1947).
Born April 28th, 1874 in Warrensburg.
Died February 12th, 1947 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (colorectal cancer).
James Michael Curley
American politician (1874–1958).
Born November 20th, 1874 in Boston.
Died November 12th, 1958 at 83 years old in Boston.
James L. Kraft
Canadian-american businessman.
Born December 11th, 1874 in Stevensville.
Died February 16th, 1953 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Carl Bosch
German chemical engineer.
Born August 27th, 1874 in Cologne. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1940 at 65 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Nikolai Berdyaev
Russian philosopher (1874–1948).
Born March 18th, 1874 in Obukhiv. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1948 at 74 years old in Clamart. [ref]
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
German princess (1874-1878).
Born May 24th, 1874 in Darmstadt.
Died November 16th, 1878 at 4 years old in Darmstadt (diphtheria).
Cathal Brugha
Irish revolutionary and politician (1874-1922).
Born July 18th, 1874 in Dublin.
Died July 7th, 1922 at 47 years old in Dublin.
Vsevolod Meyerhold
Russian theatre director (1874–1940).
Born February 9th, 1874 in Penza.
Died February 2nd, 1940 at 65 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Ernst Cassirer
German philosopher.
Born July 28th, 1874 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1945 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abbas II
Khedive of egypt and sudan (1874-1944) (r. 1892-1914).
Born July 14th, 1874 in Alexandria.
Died December 19th, 1944 at 70 years old in Geneva.
Charles A. Beard
American historian (1874-1948).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Knightstown.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 73 years old in New Haven.
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