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• Adrianus Wernsen, Zeist († 1952)
• Albert Bronkhorst, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1939)
• Agatha CHRISTOPH, Dyersville,Dubuque,IOWA, Verenigde Staten († 1922)
• Age Cornelisz Schaap, Terschelling, Lies († 1918)
• Aafje van Heerde, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nl († 1919)
• Neef, Appelscha, Friesland, Nederland († 1874)
• Allie Catherine Kinsley, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1944)
• Aaltje Alles de Vries, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1956)
• Agnes Catharina IN DEN BERKEN, Harlingen Friesland Netherlands († 1935)
• (Stillborn) NEEF, Ooststellingwerf Friesland Netherlands († 1874)

• Anna Maria Smets (65), Halmaal, België
• Anna Maria Meijs (76), Houthem-Valkenburg (ValkeHouthem, Martinus: DHO register 1755-1798nburg aan de Geul), Limburg, Nederland
• "Adriana Philomena" Philomena Philomena (38), Engelen
• Aagje Klaas' Smit (85), Winkel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Grootoonk (0), Coevorden,Drenthe,Niederlande,Weijerswold
• Anna BAKKERS (0), Strijen
• Adriana van Eden (22), Delft
• Ploegman (0), Usquert
• Antonia Hurenkamp (16), Epe
• annechien roelfs de boer (77), nieuwe pekela

• 1858 » John Burns, English union leader and politician, President of the Board of Trade († 1943)
• 1859 » John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher († 1952)
• 1864 » James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico († 1951)
• 1874 » Charles Ives, American composer († 1954)
• 1882 » Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor († 1956)
• 1882 » Margaret Dumont, American actress († 1965)
• 1885 » Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (Red Hot Peppers and New Orleans Rhythm Kings) († 1941)
• 1887 » Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan († 1981)
• 1889 » Johann Gruber, Austrian priest and saint († 1944)
• 1890 » Aleksander Maaker, Estonian bagpipe player († 1968)

• 1865 » Champ Ferguson, American guerrilla leader (b. 1821)
• 1870 » Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (b. 1808)
• 1871 » Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (b. 1793)
• 1880 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (b. 1802)
• 1883 » George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (b. 1797)
• 1890 » Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (b. 1821)
• 1894 » James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (b. 1846)
• 1908 » Vaiben Louis Solomon, Australian politician, 21st Premier of South Australia (b. 1853)
• 1910 » David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (b. 1843)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Aaltje
12. Trijntje
13. Neeltje
14. Antje
15. Elizabeth
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 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 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.
• August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
• November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
• December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

The temperature on October 20, 1874 was about 14.6 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%.