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Born on Monday December 21, 1874
- jacobus holst, amsterdam
- Aaltje Jans Dam, Ængwirden
- Anna Margaretha de Jong, Leiden († 1875)
- Albert KOELIKAMP, 't Zandt († 1879)
- Aagje van Ingen, Nieuwer-Amstel († 1943)
- Andries Taekes Hoekema, Koudum, Hemelumer Oldeferd, Friesland, Nederland († 1918)
- Aagje VAN INGEN, Nieuwer-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
- Aaltje Harmens (Alice) Kuiphof, Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1946)
- Anna Cornelia Korteweg, Zevenbergen (N.B.) († 1928)
- Albert Taub, Germany († 1946)
Died on Monday December 21, 1874
- Antoom Tukker (0), Maarssen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Annetje Hendriks Schipper (82), Oosteinde, Nunspeet (Ermelo), Gelderland, Nederland
- Adelheid te Kaat (55), Gendringen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Reitz (71), Grave, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonius Hubertus Josephus Lemmens (0), Hatert
- Antoon Hubertus Josephus Lemmens (0)
- Albert Lamberts Kats (6), Krakeel (Hoogeveen)
- Anabelle Fairley
- Agnes Abbeel (76), VRASENE
- Adriana Wiel van de (46), Drunen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 21, 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
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Arnhemsche courant
Born on December 21
- 1866 » Maud Gonne, Irish nationalist and political activist († 1953)
- 1868 » George W. Fuller, American chemist and engineer († 1934)
- 1872 » Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author († 1942)
- 1872 » Lorenzo Perosi, Italian priest and composer († 1956)
- 1872 » Trevor Kincaid, Canadian-American zoologist and academic († 1970)
- 1876 » Jack Lang, Australian lawyer and politician, 23rd Premier of New South Wales († 1975)
- 1877 » Jaan Sarv, Estonian mathematician and scholar († 1954)
- 1878 » Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish-Irish mathematician and philosopher († 1956)
- 1884 » María Cadilla, Puerto Rican writer, educator, women's rights activist († 1951)
- 1885 » Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1960)
Died on December 21
- 1824 » James Parkinson, English physician and paleontologist (b. 1755)
- 1869 » Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German jurist and politician (b. 1791)
- 1873 » Francis Garnier, French admiral and explorer (b. 1839)
- 1889 » Friedrich August von Quenstedt, German geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1809)
- 1920 » Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somalian general, founded the Dervish movement (b. 1856)
- 1929 » I. L. Patterson, American politician, 18th Governor of Oregon (b. 1859)
- 1933 » Knud Rasmussen, Greenlandic anthropologist and explorer (b. 1879)
- 1935 » Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1890)
- 1935 » Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
- 1937 » Violette Neatley Anderson, American judge (b. 1882)
Names that were popular for boys in 1874
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Klaas
- Wilhelmus
- Leendert
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 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
- May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
- 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.
- 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.
Weather December 21, 1874
The temperature on December 21, 1874 was about -2.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.