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Born on Thursday September 24, 1874
- Anna Maria Knetemann, Rotterdam
- Aleida Gerritdina Vorrink, Dalfsen († 1877)
- Anna Helena Hoedemaker, Rotterdam († 1938)
- Aagje Graaman, Velsen, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1950)
- Adriana Maria Wachter, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Markus, Amsterdam
- Adriana Maria Scholte, Vinkeveen († 1947)
- Adriaan van Beers, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1875)
- Anna Helena Hoedemaker, ......
- Anna Hendrika Elisabeth Verrijk, Haarlem († 1949)
Died on Thursday September 24, 1874
- Anna Wassink (30), Brummen, Nederland
- Antonie Luijendijk (38), de lier (zuid holland)
- Adriaan IJzermans, Nieuw-Vossemeer
- Carolina Harmina Mensink (25), Spankeren, Nederland
- Antonij van Gelder (61), Olst
- Azéma Joseph HIBON (35), Hallines, 62403, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
- Antonie Luijendijk (38), De Lier, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Arend ten Velde (45), Erve Groot Schaesberg, F 112
- Christiaan ZUERCHER (74), Nijmegen
- Anthonij van Ommen, Gouda
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 24, 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 September 24
- 1870 » Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting († 1960)
- 1871 » Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer († 1960)
- 1872 » Jaan Teemant, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th State Elder of Estonia († 1941)
- 1873 » María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui, Cuban pianist and composer († 1957)
- 1878 » Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet († 1947)
- 1880 » Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian, oldest verified American person ever († 1999)
- 1882 » Max Decugis, French tennis player († 1978)
- 1883 » Franklin Clarence Mars, American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated († 1934)
- 1883 » Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American high jumper and coach († 1951)
- 1884 » Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist († 1963)
Died on September 24
- 1834 » Pedro I of Brazil (b. 1798)
- 1848 » Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (b. 1817)
- 1863 » William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (b. 1794)
- 1889 » Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (b. 1856)
- 1889 » D. H. Hill, American general and academic (b. 1821)
- 1892 » Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American soldier and composer (b. 1829)
- 1896 » Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1818)
- 1904 » Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
- 1929 » Mahidol Adulyadej, Thai prince (b. 1892)
- 1930 » William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)
Names that were popular for boys in 1874
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Joseph
- Wilhelmus
- Franciscus
- Dirk
- Josephus
Names that were popular for girls in 1874
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Marie
- Geertruida
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
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.
- February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
- March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
- May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
- 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.
- 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 weather on Thursday September 24, 1874
There was 11 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI