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• Adriana Geers, Boskoop, Zuid Holland, NL († 1952)
• Alphonse AMEEL, Brielen,8900,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie,Belgie († 1943)
• Anna van Lubek, Sloten, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1914)
• Ada Hill Canterbury [CRC Bu], Texas († 1947)
• Albert van Otterloo, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1947)
• Alphons Marie Cornelis van Enschot, Goirle († 1958)
• Alida Maria VERMEULEN, Zedelgem
• Aart van den Berg, Elspeet († 1944)
• Albertus van Welzen, Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1879)
• Aaltje Vlug, Sloten, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1874)

• Adriaan Sonnevijlle (0), Nieuwvliet, Zeeland, NL
• Antje Jacobsdr van der Peet (68), Wassenaar, Nederland
• Aaltje Gerrits Ruiter (72), Naarden
• Adrianus Volkers (18), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Ruiter (72), Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Gerrits Ruijter (72), Naarden
• Adriaen Sanderse (60), Colijnsplaat, ZLD, Nederland
• Abraham Trommel (20), Middelharnis
• Antonia Jebbink (58), Eibergen
• Abraham Redelaar (57), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1866 » Henry Daglish, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Western Australia († 1920)
• 1874 » Clarence Day, American author and poet († 1935)
• 1876 » Victor Hémery, French race car driver († 1950)
• 1880 » Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall († 1952)
• 1882 » Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian-American soprano († 1963)
• 1882 » Frances Gertrude McGill, pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist († 1959)
• 1882 » Jacques Maritain, French philosopher and author († 1973)
• 1882 » Wyndham Lewis, English painter and critic († 1957)
• 1883 » Carl Vinson, American judge and politician († 1981)
• 1886 » Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary († 1967)

• 1814 » William Jessop, English engineer (b. 1745)
• 1830 » Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and academic, founded the Illuminati (b. 1748)
• 1841 » Agustín Gamarra, Peruvian general and politician, 10th and 14th President of Peru (b. 1785)
• 1852 » Rose Philippine Duchesne, French-American nun and saint (b. 1769)
• 1886 » Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (b. 1829)
• 1889 » William Allingham, Irish-English poet and scholar (b. 1824)
• 1909 » Renée Vivien, English-French poet (b. 1877)
• 1922 » Marcel Proust, French author and critic (b. 1871)
• 1927 » Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona Italian race car driver, explorer, and politician (b. 1871)
• 1936 » V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1872)

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. Klaas
15. Wilhelmus
16. Leendert

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.
• May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
• May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
• July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
• 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.
• 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 November 18, 1874 was about 9.5 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.