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In the year 1874

389 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 and stunt performer (1874-1926).

Born March 24th, 1874 in Budapest. [ref]

Died October 31st, 1926 at 52 years old in Detroit (appendicitis, peritonitis). [ref]

Robert Frost

American poet; 4x recipient of pulitzer prize for poetry.

Born March 24th, 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. [ref]

Died January 5th, 1922 at 47 years old in Grytviken (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gertrude Stein

American author (1874-1946).

Born February 3rd, 1874 in Allegheny. [ref]

Died July 27th, 1946 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (stomach cancer). [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]

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.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Canadian fiction writer (1874-1942).

Born November 30th, 1874 in New London. [ref]

Died April 24th, 1942 at 67 years old in Toronto. [ref]

John D. Rockefeller Jr.

American financier and philanthropist.

Born January 29th, 1874 in Cleveland.

Died May 11th, 1960 at 86 years old in Tucson (pneumonia).

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