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Born on Wednesday January 28, 1874
- Ariaantje Peetoom, Winkel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1892)
- Adriana Franken, Goes, Zeeland, Nederland
- Elisabeth Zijlmans, Waspik († 1874)
- Alida AARTS, Den Helder (N-H) († 1934)
- Andreas Fedinandus Kemps, Balen, België
- adrianus GROENEWEG, strijen
- Albert van der Voorst, Leiderdorp († 1875)
- Antje Jongsma, Surhuisterveen, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands gem. Achtkarspelen († 1946)
- Abraham Cornelis van Assendelft, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Andries Versloot, Ruwiel, Utrecht, Nederland († 1955)
Died on Wednesday January 28, 1874
- Adolf Boer (31)
- Cornelis Van Geel (10), Halsteren
- Adriana Arisdr Rietmeijer (77), Noordwijk, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Hac (0), Oude-Tonge
- Aart van den Houten (9), Goedereede, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Heiltje Frederiks Meijer (74), Zuidbroek
- Adriana Hack (0), ,, Oude-Tonge, Nederland
- Adriana Ariens Rietmeijer (77), Noordwijk
- Adriana Rietmeijer (77), Noordwijk
- Adoph Werner Carel Willem VAN PALLANDT (71), Den Haag Zuid-Holland Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 28, 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 January 28
- 1864 » Charles Williams Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors († 1948)
- 1865 » Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland († 1952)
- 1865 » Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician († 1928)
- 1873 » Colette, French novelist and journalist († 1954)
- 1873 » Monty Noble, Australian cricketer († 1940)
- 1874 » Alex Smith, Scottish golfer († 1930)
- 1875 » Julián Carrillo, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor († 1965)
- 1878 » Walter Kollo, German composer and conductor († 1940)
- 1880 » Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach († 1970)
- 1884 » Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer († 1962)
Died on January 28
- 1832 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
- 1859 » F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
- 1864 » Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
- 1873 » John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (b. 1809)
- 1903 » Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (b. 1847)
- 1912 » Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist and theorist (b. 1819)
- 1918 » John McCrae, Canadian soldier, physician, and author (b. 1872)
- 1921 » Mustafa Suphi, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1883)
- 1930 » Emmy Destinn, Czech soprano and poet (b. 1878)
- 1935 » Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1859)
Names that were popular for boys in 1874
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Klaas
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1874
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Petronella
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.
- February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
- 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 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
- October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
- November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
Weather January 28, 1874
The temperature on January 28, 1874 was about 6.0 °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 64%.