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• Adolf Althaus, Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Alje Mulder, Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Albert Jacob Sikkinga, Kalamazoo Township (Kalamazoo County) (Michigan) († 1935)
• Adriana Johanna Penning, Ridderkerk († 1879)
• Anna Margaretha Frietz, Delfshaven
• Anna Maatje Okkerse, Bruinisse
• Adriana Johanna Penning, Ridderkerk († 1879)
• Albertus Woldekker, Kalkwijk gem. Hoogezand († 1916)
• Anna Geertruida Maria Holla, Amsterdam († 1943)
• Anne Johannes Vlodder, Weststellingwerf

• Antonia de Bijl (73), Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina van Sikkeleris (55), Hontenisse, zeeland, Nederland
• Ingetje Slootweg (36), Oudshoorn
• Aagje Muije (0), Nieuwe Tonge
• Antonia Griffioen (0), Nieuwer-Amstel
• Adriana van Gils (77), Terheyden
• Antoinette Moerman (71), Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgie
• Adrianus de Landgraaf (63), Sliedrecht, Nederland
• Anna Maria Spermon (0), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van Gils (83), Terheijden, Nederland

• 1850 » Luigi Cadorna, Italian field marshal († 1928)
• 1851 » John Dillon, Irish poet and politician († 1927)
• 1885 » Antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal († 1971)
• 1886 » Albert Orsborn, English 6th General of The Salvation Army († 1967)
• 1887 » Roy William Neill, Irish-English director, producer, and screenwriter († 1946)
• 1888 » Oskar Schlemmer, German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer († 1943)
• 1890 » Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter († 1947)
• 1891 » Fritz Todt, German engineer and politician († 1942)
• 1892 » Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator († 1974)
• 1896 » Antonin Artaud, French actor, director, and playwright († 1948)

• 1820 » Timothy Brown, English banker and merchant (b. 1743/4)
• 1821 » José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (b. 1785)
• 1849 » Friedrich Laun, German author (b. 1770)
• 1852 » William MacGillivray, Scottish biologist and ornithologist (b. 1796)
• 1864 » John Hunt Morgan, American general (b. 1825)
• 1907 » Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1843)
• 1909 » Clyde Fitch, American playwright and songwriter (b. 1865)
• 1911 » John Francon Williams, Welsh-born writer, journalist, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor (b. 1854)
• 1914 » Charles Péguy, French poet and philosopher (b. 1873)
• 1940 » George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (b. 1869)

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.
• March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
• May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
• July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
• 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.
• November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.

The temperature on September 4, 1874 was about 17.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%.