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• Aaltje Ritzema, Warffum
• Albertus Marinus Foulon, Delft, 2611, Nederland († 1945)
• Aaltien Hilberts, Rolde
• Adrianus SCHIEDON, Gouda
• Aleksandr Vladimirovich ROMANOV, Tsarskoie Selo Russia († 1877)
• Zeven, Oude Pekela († 1875)
• Aaltje Ritzema, Warffum (gem. Eemsmond) († 1964)
• Adrianus de Groot, Amsterdam, NH, The Netherlands († 1875)
• Adriana Rijkelijkhuizen, Woubrugge,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
• Andries Duiker, Grouw, Friesland, Nederland († 1911)

• Aaltje Sonnenberg (31), Brummen (NL)
• Adam de Vrind (38), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Elisabeth de Man (0), Vierpolders, Nederland
• Zeven (0), Oude Pekela
• Albert Roelofs Veeningen (56), Oosteinde gem. Ruinerwold, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antje WOUDHUIZEN (38), Appelskea, Eaststellingwerf, Fryslân, Netherlands
• Arie Koevoet (72), Zoeterwoude, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Aart Snellenberg (83), Baarn
• Aart Snellenberg (83), Baarn
• Barteld Geerts Vredeveld (73), Beilen, Drenthe, 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. 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 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
• May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
• May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
• 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.

The temperature on August 31, 1875 was about 13.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.