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• 4) Coos van Coevorden, Emlicheim,Nordrein Westfalen,Duitsland († 1943)
• Anleenke Peters, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1964)
• Joseph Starrevelt († 1876)
• Albert Kokkelink, neuenhaus
• Anna Helena Anleenke Peters, Emmen, Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1966)
• Adrianus Neerscholten, Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1876)
• Alida Johanna Urgert, 's Gravenhage
• Angelina Anna VERMEULEN, Roeselare, 36015, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Albert Pieters Alberda, Midlum, Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands
• Alida Waasdorp, Leiden († 1969)

• Annegien Klaasen ter Heijde (67), Vollenhove
• Agnes PILLE (86), Damme, Nedersaksen, Duitsland
• Annegien ter Heide (66), Vollenhove, Stad (Steenwijkerland)
• de Waij (0), Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland
• arie SCHILPEROORT (56), klaaswaal
• Anna Margaretha Dürken (72), Vathermond, Groningen, Nederland (Nl)
• de Way, Bolsward
• Ariaantje Smit (35), Nigtevegt
• van der Hoeven, Vlissingen
• Joannes Baptist Dekkers (34), Bergen op Zoom

• 1863 » Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist († 1940)
• 1865 » Ursula Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus († 1939)
• 1866 » Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic († 1927)
• 1875 » Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War († 1941)
• 1877 » Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat († 1949)
• 1878 » Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Greek tennis player († 1942)
• 1878 » Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman († 1961)
• 1879 » Henri Tauzin, French hurdler († 1918)
• 1882 » Artur Schnabel, Jewish-Polish pianist and composer († 1951)
• 1888 » Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer († 1954)

• 1840 » Hannah Webster Foster, American journalist and author (b. 1758)
• 1843 » Samuel Morey, American engineer (b. 1762)
• 1882 » George Jennings, English engineer and plumber, invented the Flush toilet (b. 1810)
• 1888 » E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (b. 1821)
• 1892 » Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822)
• 1921 » Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (b. 1860)
• 1923 » Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1852)
• 1930 » Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1863)
• 1933 » Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (b. 1872)
• 1936 » Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1873)

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. Hendrikus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Gerardus

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

• 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.
• April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
• April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
• May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
• June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
• August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
• October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.

The temperature on April 17, 1876 was about 6.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.