About the day » Tuesday May 11, 1875Calender converter

• Abraham de Knegt, Nieuwenhoorn († 1880)
• Adrianus van Vlijmen, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alma Victor Reese, Benson, Cache County, Utah, United States of America († 1956)
• Alida de Wit, Valkenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1928)
• Antoine Meresse, Bertry († 1961)
• Anna Maria Engelina Janssen, Borger, Nederland († 1909)
• Anje Wieringa, Slochteren († 1961)
• Abraham Leendert Verhoog, Leiden († 1934)
• Antje Heidstra, Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1942)
• Anje Wieringa, Harkstede, Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland

• Aaltje Lammerts Visser (77), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Cornelia van Hemert (78), De Werken
• Anke Hof (26), Wildervank, Groningen, Netherlands
• Berendina Sweers (36), Didam
• Anna Geertruida Beek (46), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonius van Schendel (72), Oosterhout
• Anna Geertruida Ambergen, Anbergen (69), Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland
• "Pietertje" Janse Bakkers (69), Puttershoek,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Oudshoorn (62), Den Helder
• Anthonius Oudshoorn (62), Den Helder

• 1869 » Archibald Warden, English tennis player († 1943)
• 1871 » Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author († 1943)
• 1875 » Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter († 1912)
• 1881 » Al Cabrera, Spanish-Cuban baseball player and manager († 1964)
• 1881 » Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor († 1944)
• 1881 » Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer († 1963)
• 1888 » Irving Berlin, Belarusian-American pianist and composer († 1989)
• 1888 » Willis Augustus Lee, American admiral († 1945)
• 1889 » Paul Nash, British painter († 1946)
• 1890 » Willie Applegarth, English-American sprinter († 1958)

• 1848 » Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
• 1849 » Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
• 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
• 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
• 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 1916 » Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873)
• 1918 » George Elmslie, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
• 1920 » James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878)
• 1920 » William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (b. 1837)
• 1927 » Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Trijntje
14. Antje
15. Jacoba
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 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.
• January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
• March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
• April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
• August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
• October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
• December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

The temperature on May 11, 1875 was about 18.8 °C. The air pressure was 27 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 42%.