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In the year 1874
418 Notable birthdays
Romaine Brooks
Portrait artist (1874-1970).
Born May 1st, 1874 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1970 at 96 years old in Nice. [ref]
James Michael Curley
American politician (1874–1958).
Born November 20th, 1874 in Boston.
Died November 12th, 1958 at 83 years old in Boston.
Vsevolod Meyerhold
Russian theatre director (1874-1940).
Born February 9th, 1874 in Penza.
Died February 2nd, 1940 at 65 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Charles A. Beard
American historian (1874-1948).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Knightstown.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 73 years old in New Haven.
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]
Nikolai Berdyaev
Russian philosopher.
Born March 18th, 1874 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1948 at 74 years old in Clamart. [ref]
Cathal Brugha
Irish revolutionary and politician (1874-1922).
Born July 18th, 1874 in Dublin.
Died July 7th, 1922 at 47 years old in Dublin.
Ephraim Moses Lilien
Polish artist active in israel (1874-1925).
Born May 23rd, 1874 in Drohobych. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1925 at 51 years old in Badenweiler. [ref]
Gustave Whitehead
Possible first powered manned flight.
Born January 1st, 1874 in Leutershausen. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1927 at 53 years old in Bridgeport (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James L. Kraft
Canadian-american businessman.
Born December 11th, 1874 in Stevensville.
Died February 16th, 1953 at 78 years old in Chicago.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle