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• Augustin Catouillart, Norrent-Fontes, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Frankrijk († 1960)
• Alexander Kloot, 's-Gravenhage († 1874)
• Anne Hoogeveen, Kampen Overijssel († 1953)
• Augustin CATOUILLART, Norrent-Fontes,62120,Pas-de-Calais,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE († 1960)
• Anna Maria Barbara Kohl, Wittem,Gulpen-Wittem,Limburg,Nederland († 1955)
• Aletta van der Heijden, Leerdam, Utrecht, Nederland († 1874)
• Annigje Adriana KLOOT, Alblasserdam
• Reinder Tjalsma, Wommels († 1948)
• Abraham Kornaat, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1874)
• antoine françois TRABIS, Dour (Belgium) Hainaut

• doetje harmshamming (55), den Horn
• Anna_Barbara Gardijn (79), Amsterdam
• Aaltje SPAANDER (74), Beets, Gemeente Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arend Vriesen (72), Westendorp (Wisch)
• Aaltje Claas Spaander (74)
• Anette Catharina Bakker (0)
• Alijda Hergelink (59), Albergen
• Anthonetta Kivits (90), Ammerzoden
• Ann Louise May (61), Nyborg Svendborg
• Anthonetta Kivits (90), Ammerzoden

• 1864 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator († 1931)
• 1868 » Augusto Pestana, Brazilian engineer and politician († 1934)
• 1874 » Daniel François Malan, South African clergyman and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa († 1959)
• 1876 » Julius Klinger, Austrian painter and illustrator († 1942)
• 1879 » Jean Cras, French admiral and composer († 1932)
• 1879 » Symon Petliura, Ukrainian statesman and independence leader († 1926)
• 1879 » Warwick Armstrong, Australian cricketer and journalist († 1947)
• 1880 » Francis de Miomandre, French author and translator († 1959)
• 1885 » Giacomo Matteotti, Italian lawyer and politician († 1924)
• 1885 » Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral († 1957)

• 1851 » Mordecai Manuel Noah, American journalist and diplomat (b. 1755)
• 1859 » Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (b. 1810)
• 1861 » Thornsbury Bailey Brown, American soldier (b. 1829)
• 1868 » Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1801)
• 1885 » Victor Hugo, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1802)
• 1901 » Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist, assassin of Umberto I of Italy (b. 1869)
• 1910 » Jules Renard, French author and playwright (b. 1864)
• 1932 » Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish activist, landlord, and playwright, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1852)
• 1933 » Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav, Mongolian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Mongolia (b. 1894)
• 1938 » William Glackens, American painter and illustrator (b. 1870)

• 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 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
• July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
• July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
• 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.
• 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 May 22, 1874 was about 21.3 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 46%.