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• Anna van der Helm, Leeuwarden († 1874)
• Antje Dijkstra, De Wilp, gemeente Marum († 1930)
• Anna Maria de Jongh, Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1936)
• Anna Josephine Dimmers, Muelheim an der Ruhr (Rheinland DLD)
• Adrianus de Man, Dongen († 1963)
• Agatha Kosterman, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland († 1918)
• Alice Sherren, Yeovil, Somerset, England († 1949)
• Agatha Geertruida Leemhuis, Lutkewierum, Hennaarderadeel († 1946)
• Andries Cloin, Dongen, Nederland († 1876)
• Aafke Nanninga, Houwerzijl († 1904)

• Antje Cats (72), Oudeschoot, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaan Baljeu (3), Vlissingen, Walcheren, Zeeland, Nederland
• Adrianus van Ewijk (0), Nijmegen
• Albert Zwiers (29), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Antonius Droog (65), Waddinxveen
• Berendina Vink (72), Tiel
• Adriana Gertrudis Theresia Huberta Bolsius (50), Arnhem
• Alexander Sonneville (77), Klerken
• Antje DAM (39), Hoogkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adaline Brooks (35), Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten

• 1870 » Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist († 1965)
• 1871 » Orville Wright, American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company († 1948)
• 1872 » Albert C. Campbell, American popular music singer († 1947)
• 1873 » Fred Stone, American actor and producer († 1959)
• 1878 » Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines († 1944)
• 1881 » George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor († 1955)
• 1881 » George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd († 1954)
• 1883 » Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company († 1971)
• 1883 » José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal († 1965)
• 1887 » S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician († 1943)

• 1822 » Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
• 1883 » Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)
• 1889 » Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
• 1895 » John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (b. 1853)
• 1900 » Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
• 1914 » Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)
• 1915 » Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)
• 1923 » Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
• 1928 » Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
• 1929 » Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)

• 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 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
• May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
• 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.
• 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.

The temperature on August 19, 1874 was about 16.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.