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• Akke de Boer, Niebert, Netherlands († 1956)
• Albert Jansen, Middelstum († 1915)
• Agnes Maria Arnoldina Frenay, Hasselt, Limburg, België
• Anna Catharina Debats, Maastricht († 1954)
• Andreas Steunebrink, (DR) Eelde († 1948)
• Adrianus* Verkleij, Reeuwijk († 1956)
• Baak, Zaamslag Nederland
• Adriana de Vet, Alphen en Riel († 1876)
• Antje BRANTJES, Assendelft, Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1936)
• Adriana Hubertha van Kester, Monster († 1916)

• Anna Flinterman (85), Delft
• Anna Aleid Anna Adelheid (78), Emsbüren-Leschede
• Ann McManus (77), Vinton County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Hofland (49), Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel
• Alphonsus Kermans (30), Mortsel
• Aartje Barendregt (36), Zuid-Beijerland, Nederland
• Ann Rains (77), Union, Vinton, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria Linden (53), Asten, Asten, Nordbrabant, Niederlande
• Aaltje Jandr Duif (79), Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Wijker (0), Egmond aan Zee, Nederland

• 1860 » Albert Giraud, Belgian poet and librarian († 1929)
• 1863 » Sándor Bródy, Hungarian author and journalist († 1924)
• 1877 » Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor († 1929)
• 1879 » Huda Sha'arawi, Egyptian feminist and journalist († 1947)
• 1884 » Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player and politician († 1979)
• 1888 » Bronson M. Cutting, American publisher and politician († 1935)
• 1889 » Anna Akhmatova, Ukrainian-Russian poet and author († 1966)
• 1889 » Verena Holmes, English engineer († 1964)
• 1894 » Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist († 1956)
• 1894 » Harold Barrowclough, New Zealand military leader, lawyer and Chief Justice († 1972)

• 1832 » Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist (b. 1761)
• 1836 » James Mill, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1773)
• 1848 » Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Electress of Bavaria (b. 1776)
• 1856 » Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1806)
• 1881 » Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist and academic (b. 1804)
• 1891 » Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (b. 1825)
• 1891 » Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist and academic (b. 1804)
• 1893 » Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (b. 1817)
• 1893 » William Fox, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1812)
• 1914 » Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1838)

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.
• February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
• April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
• April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
• 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 June 23, 1875 was about 15.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.