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• Akke de Vries, Warga {FR}
• Amelie Sophia Focke, Sint-Margriete (B) († 1950)
• Alida Koldijk, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1928)
• Adriana Meganck, Burgh († 1936)
• Adrianus Berkers, Asten († 1968)
• Alberta Johanna Diderika Grooten, Amsterdam
• Aleida Sukel, Soest († 1875)
• Alphonsius Henricus Fitellaer, Geel, Antwerpen, België
• Adriana Papegaaij, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1943)
• ADRIANUS JAN HENDRIK VAN OOSTEN, DELFT († 1951)

• Hoekstra (0), Buitenpost, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Frederika Scholten (0), Zuid Eschmarke (Lonneker)
• Adriana Mens (0), Halsteren
• (w) Völkel (0), Erndtebrück, Kreis Wittgenstein
• August Wilhelm Friedrich von Bentheim-Tecklenburg (73)
• Alida Prinsen (2), Beemster,North Holland,Netherlands
• Bregtje Ties Hoeksema (77), Visvliet
• Bregtje Ties Hoeksema (76), Visvliet, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonius Rouwendal (0), Amersfoort
• van der Knaap (0), Monster

• 1864 » Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th Mayor of Split († 1938)
• 1864 » Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter († 1923)
• 1866 » Erik Satie, French pianist and composer († 1925)
• 1868 » Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge († 1920)
• 1868 » Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
• 1870 » Newton Moore, Australian politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia († 1936)
• 1873 » Dorothy Richardson, English author and journalist († 1957)
• 1873 » Henri Barbusse, French author and journalist († 1935)
• 1874 » George Sheldon, American diver († 1907)
• 1882 » Karl Burman, Estonian architect and painter († 1965)

• 1838 » Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French bishop and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1754)
• 1838 » René Caillié, French explorer and author (b. 1799)
• 1839 » Archibald Alison, Scottish priest and author (b. 1757)
• 1868 » Kondō Isami, Japanese commander (b. 1834)
• 1875 » John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States, Confederate States general (b. 1821)
• 1879 » Asa Packer, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (b. 1805)
• 1880 » Ziya Pasha, Greek author and translator (b. 1826)
• 1886 » John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (b. 1804)
• 1888 » Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (b. 1820)
• 1911 » Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (b. 1836)

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

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

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• February 11 » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
• March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
• April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
• June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
• September 1 » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
• September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.

The temperature on May 17, 1873 was about 11.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%.