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• Adrianus Goudriaan, Oudewater, Groene Hart, Utrecht, Nederland († 1898)
• Adriana Wilhelmina van Melsen, Zeist († 1947)
• Abraham van den Boogaart, Sint Annaland
• Aimé Emile Capouillez, Dour († 1950)
• Adriana DOORNHEIM Jdr, Dirksland, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH († 1957)
• Aarjen Vader, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana de Blaeij, Axel (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland († 1959)
• Aaldert Leeuwerink *, Steenwijk († 1880)
• Alice McDaniel Shannon, Chester County, South Carolina († 1964)
• Alison Mary STOURTON, Allerton, Yorkshire, England († 1957)

• Aaltje Valentijn (43), Enkhuizen
• Aukjen Fokkes Werkman (76), Kollumerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana van Wolfswinkel (30), Schiedam
• Bernardus Peer (69), Montfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antje Wollewever (75), Langbroek
• Adriana VAN DEN BOUT (42), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Diebels (71), Afferden, Limburg, Nederland
• Agnes Maria Hubertina Duckers (0), Roermond, Nederland
• Antje Looijesteijn (0), Rijnsburg
• Arie Engelsz van der Plas (79), Noordwijk

• 1869 » Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer († 1942)
• 1870 » Motobu Chōki, Japanese karateka († 1944)
• 1871 » Stanisław Grabski, Polish economist and politician († 1949)
• 1872 » Samuel Cate Prescott, American microbiologist and chemist († 1962)
• 1873 » Joseph Rheden, Austrian astronomer († 1946)
• 1874 » Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, French Cardinal of the Catholic Church († 1949)
• 1874 » Manuel María Ponce Brousset, President of Peru († 1966)
• 1878 » Albert Champion, French cyclist († 1927)
• 1878 » Georg Misch, German philosopher († 1965)
• 1878 » Paul Weinstein, German high jumper († 1964)

• 1861 » Ferdinand Joachimsthal, German mathematician (b. 1818)
• 1862 » Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, Dutch artist (b. 1803)
• 1865 » Manfredo Fanti, Italian general (b. 1806)
• 1866 » Thomas Hodgkin, British physician (b. 1798)
• 1868 » Karel Purkyně, Czech painter (b. 1834)
• 1871 » Paolo Savi, Italian geologist and ornithologist (b. 1798)
• 1872 » Paul-Auguste-Ernest Laugier, French astronomer (b. 1812)
• 1873 » Milivoje Blaznavac, Serbian soldier and politician (b. 1824)
• 1882 » Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, (b. 1806)
• 1888 » Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855)

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.
• May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
• May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
• 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.
• 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 April 5, 1874 was about 11.7 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%.