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Born on Thursday February 5, 1874
- Albert van der Kolk, Zwolle († 1949)
- Alberta Sman, Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Marinus van der Put, Princenhage († 1874)
- Alida Johanna Wilhelmina Grashuis, Amsterdam
- Albert Joseph BATES, Snaith, Yorkshire, England († 1941)
- Adrianus van Abeelen († 1933)
- Anna Oostendorp, Bergh, Nederland († 1949)
- Alida Elisabeth Scholte, Amsterdam
- Anna Maria Jeanette Querelle, Amsterdam († 1909)
- Alijda Willemina van den Berg, Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Thursday February 5, 1874
- Adrianus Wilhelmus Cornelis Zijlmans (0), Waspik
- Arnoldus Lubertus Kiers (67)
- Aaltjen Wolters van der Veen (82), Kalenberg, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Adrianus Wilhelmus Cornelis Zijlmans (0), Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aagtje Blom (40), Broek op Langendijk, Noord-Holland, nederland
- Anna Catharina van Ee (51), Waspik
- Arnoldus Wilhelmus Keijser (0), Nijmegen, Nederland
- Aaltje Wouters van Veen (82), Kalenberg
- Adriana Cornelia den Decker (62), Waterlandkerkje, Zeeland, Nederland
- Arnoldus Lubertus Ds. Kiers (66), Oldeholtpade
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 5, 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 5
- 1866 » Domhnall Ua Buachalla, Irish politician, 3rd and last Governor-General of the Irish Free State († 1963)
- 1870 » Charles Edmund Brock, British painter and book illustrator († 1938)
- 1876 » Ernie McLea, Canadian ice hockey player († 1931)
- 1878 » André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën († 1935)
- 1880 » Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer († 1973)
- 1889 » Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer († 1962)
- 1889 » Patsy Hendren, English cricketer and footballer († 1962)
- 1889 » Recep Peker, Turkish officer and politician († 1950)
- 1891 » Renato Petronio, Italian rower († 1976)
- 1892 » Elizabeth Ryan, American tennis player († 1979)
Died on February 5
- 1818 » Charles XIII, king of Sweden (b. 1748)
- 1881 » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)
- 1882 » Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish orientalist and diplomat (b. 1841)
- 1892 » Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (b. 1807)
- 1915 » Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1850)
- 1917 » Jaber II Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1860)
- 1922 » Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician, State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1854)
- 1922 » Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian engineer, invented the mechanical pencil (b. 1871)
- 1927 » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)
- 1931 » Athanasios Eftaxias, Greek politician, 118th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1849)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1874
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.
- March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
- July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
- August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
- 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.
Weather February 5, 1874
The temperature on February 5, 1874 was about -2.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.