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In the year 1874
418 Notable birthdays
Howard Carter
British egyptologist.
Born May 9th, 1874 in Brompton, Kensington. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1939 at 64 years old in London (lymphoma). [ref]
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 Somerset Maugham
English playwright, novelist, short story writer (1874-1965).
Born January 25th, 1874 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1965 at 91 years old in Nice (pneumonia). [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).
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.
Charles Lightoller
British sailor.
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.
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).
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.
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