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Born on Wednesday September 23, 1874
- Albert Geerlings, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Aleida Hendrika Bruggeman, Stad Doetinchem († 1936)
- Alida Christina Camfferman, Den Haag
- Aart Plieger, Lexmond († 1952)
- Agostino Pimazzoni, Verona, Veneto, Italia († 1947)
- Adrianus Koningstein, Rosmalen († 1935)
- Reindersma, Tolbert († 1874)
- Alida Christina Camfferman, den haag († 1951)
- Albertus Franciscus NIJBACKER, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Amandus VAN LOOCKE, Bredene,West Vlaanderen,BELGIE († 1940)
Died on Wednesday September 23, 1874
- Albert Hendrik (Hindrik) Wolf (Wolff) (47), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anthonia Bolman (0), Utrecht
- Anne Marie van Mierlo (61), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Angelina Goormans (256.3.2.9.4) (45), Pulle, Antwerpen, België
- Anna Helena Nordberg (54)
- Anthonius Maat (0), Delft
- Agnes Fruitman
- Angelina Goormans (45), Pulle
- Anna Maria Martelmans (77), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
- Anne Marie van Mierlo (61), Vlijmen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 23, 1874 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on September 23
- 1861 » Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH († 1942)
- 1863 » Mary Church Terrell, American author and activist († 1954)
- 1865 » Emma Orczy, Hungarian-English author and playwright († 1947)
- 1865 » Pekka Halonen, Finnish painter († 1933)
- 1865 » Suzanne Valadon, French model and painter († 1938)
- 1867 » John Lomax, American teacher, musicologist, and folklorist († 1948)
- 1876 » Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli rabbi and scholar († 1968)
- 1880 » John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish biologist, physician, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1971)
- 1889 » Walter Lippmann, American journalist and publisher, co-founded The New Republic († 1974)
- 1890 » Friedrich Paulus, German general († 1957)
Died on September 23
- 1835 » Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (b. 1801)
- 1846 » John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-Australian explorer (b. 1818)
- 1850 » José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general and politician (b. 1764)
- 1851 » Émilie Gamelin, Canadian nun, founded the Sisters of Providence (b. 1800)
- 1870 » Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1803)
- 1871 » Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1786)
- 1873 » Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823)
- 1877 » Urbain Le Verrier, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1811)
- 1889 » Wilkie Collins, English novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1824)
- 1900 » William Marsh Rice, American businessman, founded Rice University (b. 1816)
Names that were popular for boys in 1874
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Joseph
- Wilhelmus
- Franciscus
- Dirk
- Josephus
Names that were popular for girls in 1874
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Marie
- Geertruida
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1874
- 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).
- 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.
- March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
- March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
- May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
- May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
- July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
- November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
The weather on Wednesday September 23, 1874
The temperature on September 23, 1874 was about 16.8 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI