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Born on Thursday February 26, 1874
- Alida Jacomina Biemond, Maassluis († 1878)
- Albertus Hazeleger, Ede, Gelderland, Nederland († 1955)
- Adriana Sas, Montfoort († 1945)
- Adrianus Monster, Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1956)
- Agatha Maria Diepen, Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Agatha Maria van Diepen, Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1953)
- Agatha Maria Grooff, Den Helder († 1874)
- Aagje Marchand, Sommelsdijk († 1874)
- Albertus Jansen Hazeleger, Ede, Gelderland, Nederland († 1955)
- Adriana Bouma, Hillegom, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1952)
Died on Thursday February 26, 1874
- Antje Meijerts GROOTES (69), Westzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Theresia Thérèsia Thérèse VANLEENHOVE (76), Avekapelle
- Anna Maria van Aken (48), Delft
- Aaltjen Schreurs (27), Elsen
- Abeltje Musschenga (21), Winsum, Groningen, Nederland
- antje teunisd planteijdt (75), emgmond aan de hoef 75 jaar
- Abeltje Johannes Musschenga (21), Winsum, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Andries van Oers (62), Schijndel (NB, NLD)
- Anna Catharina Cools (1), Mol, België
- Antje Planteyt (75), Egmond aan den Hoef, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 26, 1874 at Delpher
- Tilburgsche courant
- 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
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on February 26
- 1861 » Ferdinand I of Bulgaria († 1948)
- 1861 » Nadezhda Krupskaya, Russian soldier and politician († 1939)
- 1866 » Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company († 1930)
- 1877 » Henry Barwell, Australian politician, 28th Premier of South Australia († 1959)
- 1877 » Rudolph Dirks, German-American illustrator († 1968)
- 1879 » Frank Bridge, English viola player and composer († 1941)
- 1880 » Kenneth Edgeworth, Irish astronomer († 1972)
- 1881 » Janus Djurhuus, Faroese poet († 1948)
- 1882 » Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral († 1968)
- 1885 » Aleksandras Stulginskis, Lithuanian farmer and politician, 2nd President of Lithuania († 1969)
Died on February 26
- 1821 » Joseph de Maistre, French lawyer and diplomat (b. 1753)
- 1864 » Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian jurist and politician, 3rd Premier of Canada East (b. 1807)
- 1883 » Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek lawyer and politician, 56th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)
- 1887 » Anandi Gopal Joshi, First Indian women physician (b. 1865)
- 1889 » Karl Davydov, Russian cellist and composer (b. 1838)
- 1903 » Richard Jordan Gatling, American engineer, invented the Gatling gun (b. 1818)
- 1906 » Jean Lanfray, Swiss convicted murderer (b. 1874)
- 1913 » Felix Draeseke, German composer and academic (b. 1835)
- 1921 » Carl Menger, Polish-Austrian economist and academic (b. 1840)
- 1930 » Mary Whiton Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (b. 1863)
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.
- 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.
- 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 February 26, 1874
The temperature on February 26, 1874 was about 7.7 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%.