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• 00 Elisabeth Maria Hendriks, Jutphaas, Utrecht, NL († 1949)
• Adriana Florina Kalkman, Lekkerkerk († 1874)
• Adrianus van Weert, Waalre († 1948)
• Adriana Maria (Sjaan) Conijn, Alphen aan den Rijn († 1951)
• Adrienne Cornélie Schuurbeque Boeye, Noordgouwe, Zeeland, Nederland († 1970)
• Aaltjen Wolfs, barchem († 1875)
• Aaltje van den Brink, Stoutenburg, Utrecht, Nederland († 1901)
• Adriana van den Heuvel, Vuren († 1880)
• Adriana Bouwens, Raamsdonk († 1874)
• Aaltje van den Brink, Stoutenburg v. 1970 zie Utrecht-Stoutenburg n. 1970 Utrecht-Leusden-Stoutenburg

• (Stillborn) DOORNBOS (0), Ooststellingwerf Friesland Netherlands
• Catharina van Willige (48), Enkhuizen
• (2) Cornelis Breedveld (52), Limmen, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Cornelis Breedveld- (52), Limmen, Nederland
• Adrianus van Dinter (64), Bakel en Milheeze, Gemert-Bakel
• Arie de Ruijter (0), Zoeterwoude
• Cornelia Hartoch (0)
• Marijtje de Lange (69), Den Helder
• Hendrikje Klaassen Mastebroek (83), Blokzijl
• Cornelia Martha Put (31), Loenen

• 1866 » Charles Nicolle, French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1936)
• 1866 » H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic († 1946)
• 1867 » Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, English politician, 4th Governor-General of New Zealand († 1958)
• 1867 » Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State († 1950)
• 1872 » Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer on the RMS Titanic († 1912)
• 1873 » Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader († 1966)
• 1874 » Gustav Holst, English composer and educator († 1934)
• 1878 » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager († 1951)
• 1882 » Geevarghese Ivanios, Indian metropolitan († 1953)
• 1884 » Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician and theorist († 1944)

• 1832 » Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (b. 1771)
• 1860 » Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (b. 1788)
• 1874 » Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist and engineer (b. 1798)
• 1880 » Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (b. 1809)
• 1887 » Wazid Ali Shah, last Nawab of Awadh (b. 1822)
• 1904 » Chief Joseph, American tribal leader (b. 1840)
• 1905 » Nikolay Benardos, Ukrainian inventor (b. 1842)
• 1906 » Samuel Arnold, American conspirator (b. 1838)
• 1926 » Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (b. 1857)
• 1933 » Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (b. 1896)

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.
• May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
• June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
• July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
• July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
• August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
• 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 September 21, 1874 was about 21.8 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%.