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• Albertus Wilhelmus Wijers, Bergen, Nederland († 1892)
• Adrianus Overduin, 's-Gravenhage,Scheveningen
• * Arnoldina Maria van der Kruissen, Gemert († 1950)
• Aleida Rohaan, enter († 1955)
• Abraham Joseph Maria Taabe, Eindhoven († 1958)
• ?? Bunt, (GL) Garderbroek († 1874)
• Adriana Maria Gallé, Tilburg († 1918)
• Allegonda van Heck, Lith, Nederland († 1875)
• Anna_Geertruida Baumann, Schiedam († 1941)
• Adriana Trap, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1945)

• Adrianus Baks (0), Woudrichem, Gemeente Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Arnoldus Johannis Weijenberg (0), Buren
• Lena Van Der Kruk (32), Monster
• Bruno Waelkens (64), Hellemmes, departement du Nord, Frankrijk
• Arjen Lolkes Hemmema (49), Finkum, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Van den Berghe (69), Morkhoven, Herentals, België
• Annetje Vermeer (18), Garderbroek
• Abraham Kijne (0), Vlaardingen
• Andries van Hameren (83), Alkemade (Roelofarendsveen), Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Franken (13), Ginneken en Bavel, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1870 » Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator († 1952)
• 1871 » James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas († 1944)
• 1878 » Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer († 1933)
• 1879 » Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author († 1964)
• 1879 » Taishō, emperor of Japan († 1926)
• 1880 » Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands († 1962)
• 1884 » George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science († 1956)
• 1885 » DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright († 1940)
• 1890 » August Alle, Estonian poet and author († 1952)
• 1893 » Lily Laskine, French harp player († 1988)

• 1818 » Robert Calder, Scottish admiral (b. 1745)
• 1867 » Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)
• 1869 » Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)
• 1884 » Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)
• 1908 » Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)
• 1910 » Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)
• 1912 » Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)
• 1920 » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)
• 1924 » Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)
• 1927 » Andranik, Armenian general (b. 1865)

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

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

• 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.
• March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
• May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
• May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
• July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
• July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
• November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.

The temperature on August 31, 1874 was about 22.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%.