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In the year 1874
389 Notable birthdays
Charles Ives
American composer.
Born October 20th, 1874 in Danbury. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1954 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lou Henry Hoover
First lady of the united states (1929-1933).
Born March 29th, 1874 in Waterloo.
Died January 7th, 1944 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Henry Travers
British-american actor.
Born March 5th, 1874 in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Died October 18th, 1965 at 91 years old in Hollywood (arteriosclerosis).
Thomas J. Watson
American businessman; chairman and ceo of ibm.
Born February 17th, 1874 in Campbell. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1956 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Sunjong of the Korean Empire
The 2nd emperor of the korean empire..
Born March 25th, 1874 in Changdeokgung.
Died April 25th, 1926 at 52 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).
Talaat Pasha
Turkish ottoman politician (1874–1921), directly responsible for 1915 armenian genocide which was avenged by soghomon tehlirian.
Born September 1st, 1874 in Kardzhali.
Died March 15th, 1921 at 46 years old in Berlin (Assassination of Talat Pasha).
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947).
Born October 9th, 1874 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1947 at 73 years old in Kullu, Naggar. [ref]
Lewis Hine
American sociologist and photographer.
Born September 26th, 1874 in Oshkosh. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1940 at 66 years old in Hastings-on-Hudson. [ref]
Bert Williams
American comedian and actor (1874-1922).
Born November 12th, 1874 in Nassau. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1922 at 47 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
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.
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