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• Adriaan Anne van Ginkel, Batavia, Java, Nederlands Oost-Indië († 1944)
• (Levenloos) Hage, Sint-Maartensdijk, Nederland († 1875)
• Albert Kuipers, Valthermond (Odoorn Dr)
• Adrianus Maas, Boxtel († 1876)
• Aart Rietveld, Streefkerk († 1931)
• Abram Eckstein, Kantens, Groningen, Nederland († 1875)
• Adriana Koops, Ede
• Agatha Pellekoorn, Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Bolleman, Zaamslag († 1952)
• Adrianus Kusters, Den Dungen († 1956)

• Alida Lokken (0), Kalkwijk (gem Hoogezand)
• Adriana Kooij (62), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aagje van der Linden (62), Abbenbroek
• Adriaan de Hommel (0), Schijndel
• Anna Christina van Os (0), Rotterdam
• Agatha Compier, Ruwiel
• Adrianus Reedijk (69), Klaaswaal
• Agatha Compier (75), Ruwiel
• Adriana Ernst (1), Oosterhout, Nederland
• Abraham VanHyning (75), East Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States

• 1864 » William Bate Hardy, English biologist and academic († 1934)
• 1866 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal († 1931)
• 1869 » Levon Shant, Armenian author, poet, and playwright († 1951)
• 1878 » Erich Mühsam, German author, poet, and playwright († 1934)
• 1881 » Karl Staaf, Swedish pole vaulter and hammer thrower († 1953)
• 1884 » J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer († 1927)
• 1886 » Athenagoras I of Constantinople († 1972)
• 1886 » Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, Indian ruler († 1967)
• 1886 » Walter Dandy, American physician and neurosurgeon († 1946)
• 1888 » Hans Richter, Swiss painter, illustrator, and director († 1976)

• 1829 » Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (b. 1802)
• 1833 » Adamantios Korais, Greek philosopher and scholar (b. 1748)
• 1838 » José Bonifácio de Andrada, Brazilian poet, academic, and politician (b. 1763)
• 1860 » James Kirke Paulding, American author and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1778)
• 1862 » Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (b. 1803)
• 1883 » Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (b. 1801)
• 1886 » William Edward Forster, English businessman, philanthropist, and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1818)
• 1899 » Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (b. 1809)
• 1906 » Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (b. 1849)
• 1913 » Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (b. 1835)

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. Leendert
16. Gerardus

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.
• February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
• April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
• May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
• June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
• August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
• October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.

The temperature on April 6, 1875 was about 13.4 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 44%.