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In the year 1874
429 Notable birthdays
James Michael Curley
American politician (1874–1958).
Born November 20th, 1874 in Boston.
Died November 12th, 1958 at 83 years old in Boston.
James L. Kraft
Canadian-american businessman.
Born December 11th, 1874 in Stevensville.
Died February 16th, 1953 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Carl Bosch
German chemical engineer.
Born August 27th, 1874 in Cologne. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1940 at 65 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Nikolai Berdyaev
Russian philosopher.
Born March 18th, 1874 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1948 at 74 years old in Clamart. [ref]
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
German princess (1874-1878).
Born May 24th, 1874 in Darmstadt.
Died November 16th, 1878 at 4 years old in Darmstadt (diphtheria).
Cathal Brugha
Irish revolutionary and politician (1874-1922).
Born July 18th, 1874 in Dublin.
Died July 7th, 1922 at 47 years old in Dublin.
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]
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]
Abbas II
Khedive of egypt and sudan (1874-1944) (r. 1892-1914).
Born July 14th, 1874 in Alexandria.
Died December 19th, 1944 at 70 years old in Geneva.
Charles A. Beard
American historian (1874-1948).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Knightstown.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 73 years old in New Haven.
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