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In the year 1874
443 Notable birthdays
Charles Vyner Brooke
White rajah of sarawak (1874–1963).
Born September 30th, 1874 in London.
Died May 9th, 1963 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
William Brockman Bankhead
American politician (1874-1940).
Born April 12th, 1874 in Sulligent.
Died September 15th, 1940 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Emilie Louise Flöge
Austrian designer and model ( 1874–1952).
Born August 30th, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1952 at 77 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Eugen Fischer
German physician (1874-1967).
Born July 5th, 1874 in Karlsruhe.
Died July 9th, 1967 at 93 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
William Foulke
English footballer (1874-1916).
Born April 12th, 1874 in Dawley.
Died May 1st, 1916 at 42 years old in Sheffield (liver cirrhosis).
Billy Meredith
Welsh footballer.
Born July 30th, 1874 in Chirk.
Died April 19th, 1958 at 83 years old in Manchester.
Johannes Stark
German physicist (1874-1957).
Born April 15th, 1874 in Freihung.
Died June 21st, 1957 at 83 years old in Traunstein.
Rose O'Neill
American illustrator.
Born June 25th, 1874 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died April 6th, 1944 at 69 years old in Springfield.
Vyacheslav Menzhinsky
Soviet politician (1874-1934).
Born August 31st, 1874 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 10th, 1934 at 59 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Serge Koussevitzky
Russian-born american conductor, composer and musician (1874–1951).
Born July 26th, 1874 in Vyshny Volochyok. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1951 at 76 years old in Boston. [ref]
Charles Robert Knight
American artist (1874-1953).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Brooklyn.
Died April 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Manhattan.
Polaire
French actress.
Born May 14th, 1874 in Sidi M'Hamed. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1939 at 65 years old in Champigny-sur-Marne (disease).
George Samuel Clason
American businessman and writer (1874–1957).
Born November 7th, 1874 in Louisiana. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1957 at 82 years old in Napa. [ref]
Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels
Austrian publicist.
Born July 19th, 1874 in Penzing. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1954 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Josef Suk
Czech composer and violinist (1874-1935).
Born January 4th, 1874 in Křečovice. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1935 at 61 years old in Benešov. [ref]
Henri Guisan
Swiss general (1874-1960).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Mézières.
Died April 7th, 1960 at 85 years old in Pully.
Āpirana Ngata
New zealand politician and lawyer (1874-1950).
Born July 3rd, 1874 in Te Araroa. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1950 at 76 years old in Waiomatatini. [ref]
Stephen Samuel Wise
American rabbi (1874–1949).
Born March 17th, 1874 in Budapest.
Died April 19th, 1949 at 75 years old in New York City.
Owen D. Young
American businessman, lawyer, diplomate (1874-1962).
Born October 27th, 1874 in Stark.
Died July 11th, 1962 at 87 years old in St. Augustine.
Joe Gans
American boxer (1874-1910).
Born November 25th, 1874 in Baltimore.
Died August 10th, 1910 at 35 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis).
Kurt Eberhard
Nazi major-general, paricipated in babi yar massacre (1874-1947).
Born September 12th, 1874 in Rottweil.
Died September 8th, 1947 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Anton Philips
Dutch jewish industrialist and art collector (1874–1951).
Born March 14th, 1874 in Zaltbommel.
Died October 7th, 1951 at 77 years old in Eindhoven.
Auguste Perret
French architect (1874–1954).
Born February 12th, 1874 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1954 at 80 years old in Paris.
Harry McNish
Scottish carpenter and participant in ernest shackleton's endurance expedition.
Born September 11th, 1874 in Port Glasgow.
Died September 24th, 1930 at 56 years old in Wellington.
Lina Cavalieri
Italian operatic soprano (1874-1944).
Born December 25th, 1874 in Viterbo.
Died February 8th, 1944 at 69 years old in Florence, Fiesole (airstrike).
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