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Born on Tuesday January 20, 1874
- Aaltje van Dijk, Barwoutswaarder,Gemeente Woerden,Utrecht,Netherlands († 1941)
- Anna Catharina van Hulst, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, België
- Antje Sjoerds Loonstra, Opende, Groningen, Netherlands († 1953)
- Anna Maria Hubertina Vossen, Grathem, Leudal, Limburg, Nederland († 1952)
- Anna Maria Hubertina Vossen, grathem
- Adriana Elisabeth Spanjersberg, Delft
- Alphonsine Angèle Marie Tremblais, Méobecq, 36118, France
- Aagje Laurina Dam, Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1938)
- Anna KNOPPERT, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anthonie Portier, Surakarta, Ned. Indie
Died on Tuesday January 20, 1874
- Aagtje Abels Hofman (81), Doezum
- Anna Catharina Housmans (70), Echt, Lim, Nederland
- Alida Bink (78), Leiden
- Aaltje Spalink (0), Balkbrug
- Anna L. Vale (5)
- Anna Willems (30), Neerglabbeek, Provincie Limburg, België
- Alida Bink (78), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aale Terweij (44), Grasdorf, Veldhausen, Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
- Alida Boerman (0), Alkemade
- N.N. Herman (0), Koewacht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 20, 1874 at Delpher
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on January 20
- 1865 » Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress († 1944)
- 1870 » Guillaume Lekeu, Belgian pianist and composer († 1894)
- 1873 » Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 1950)
- 1874 » Steve Bloomer, English footballer and coach († 1938)
- 1876 » Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer († 1957)
- 1878 » Finlay Currie, Scottish-English actor († 1968)
- 1879 » Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and educator († 1968)
- 1880 » Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware († 1962)
- 1882 » Johnny Torrio, Italian-American mob boss († 1957)
- 1883 » Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss († 1968)
Died on January 20
- 1841 » Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (b. 1780)
- 1841 » Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1791)
- 1848 » Christian VIII, Danish king (b. 1786)
- 1850 » Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1779)
- 1852 » Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th Yokozuna (b. 1794)
- 1873 » Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)
- 1875 » Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (b. 1814)
- 1891 » Kalākaua, king of Hawaii (b. 1836)
- 1900 » John Ruskin, English painter and critic (b. 1819)
- 1901 » Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (b. 1826)
Names that were popular for boys in 1874
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Klaas
- Wilhelmus
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1874
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1874
- 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).
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
- March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
- May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
- June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
- August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
- December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.
Weather January 20, 1874
The temperature on January 20, 1874 was about 10.6 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.