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• Anna Maria Fontein, Harlingen,Gemeente Harlingen,Friesland,Netherlands
• Albertus Gerhardus Kruger, Simonswolde, Ostfriesland, Germany († 1945)
• Anna VERINGA, Bolsward,S√ªdwest Frysl√¢n,Friesland,Netherlands († 1960)
• Aleida Runhart, Nieuwleusen († 1948)
• * Jacoba Lieberton, Kockengen
• Alberdina Dommerholt, Vorden, Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Nederland († 1938)
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• Anna Maria Ludovica Elsen, Rotselaar
• Adriana Vloemans, Loon op Zand, Gemeente Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Margaretha Kleine, Meppel († 1886)

• Barber Pieters (88), Warffum
• Aleida van de Kamp, Gendt, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Aaltjen Reugebrink (0), Dunsborg, Gemeente Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Vredebregt (43), Schiedam
• Aleida Branderhorst (43), Wehl
• Anna Maria BERTELS (44), Lille, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Adrianus van Elteren (1), Etten-Leur
• Anne Marie Staes‏ (65), Retie, België
• Arramina van Leeuwen (56), Rotterdam
• Balina Magdalena van Santen (0), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1864 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
• 1867 » Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic († 1948)
• 1868 » Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright († 1950)
• 1872 » Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra († 1957)
• 1875 » Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor († 1946)
• 1875 » William Eccles, English physicist and engineer († 1966)
• 1877 » István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic († 1959)
• 1880 » Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author († 1932)
• 1883 » Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1953)
• 1884 » Will Cuppy, American author and critic († 1949)

• 1819 » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
• 1831 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
• 1831 » Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
• 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
• 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
• 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
• 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
• 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
• 1926 » Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)
• 1927 » Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1891)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Albert
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Neeltje
12. Aaltje
13. Trijntje
14. Jacoba
15. Elizabeth
16. Antje

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• February 11 » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
• March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
• March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
• May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
• May 20 » Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
• September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.

The temperature on August 23, 1873 was about 15.2 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.