About the day » Tuesday September 8, 1874Calender converter

• Albertus Gerardus‎ van Solinge, Schoonhoven († 1933)
• Aaltjen Mekking, Borculo († 1916)
• Adriana Bravenboer, Abbenbroek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1954)
• Westermolen, Nieuweschans, Groningen, Nederland († 1874)
• Aaltje Egges Oosterhuis, 't Zandt († 1962)
• Albertus Gerardus van Solinge, Schoonhoven († 1933)
• "Johan"nes DUIJF, Westzaan († 1946)
• Duijn, Grootebroek († 1874)
• Albert Keizer, Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland († 1875)
• Abraham Wijdogen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1874)

• Afke Jelles Jelsma (0), Lutkewierum, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aede Gerrits (Ede) Ferwerda (61), Aalsum, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Visser (47), Vaassen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Sijbes Jeensma (75), de Wilp, gem. Marum, Groningen, Nederland
• Albert Wesselink (73), Diepenveen (Okkenbroek)
• Aattje Jacobs Waslander (37), Terbant
• Anna Maria Inventius (39), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Huernink (85), Warnsveld, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aagje Kruijswijk (84), Vinkeveen
• Agatha Prop (0), Oorderen

• 1867 » Alexander Parvus, Belarusian-German theoretician and activist († 1924)
• 1868 » Seth Weeks, American mandolin player, composer, and bandleader († 1953)
• 1869 » José María Pino Suárez, Mexican politician, Vice President of Mexico, murdered in a military coup († 1913)
• 1871 » Samuel McLaughlin, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded the McLaughlin Carriage Company († 1972)
• 1872 » James William McCarthy, American judge († 1939)
• 1873 » Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright († 1907)
• 1873 » David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints († 1970)
• 1876 » Inez Knight Allen, Mormon missionary and Utah politician († 1937)
• 1881 » Harry Hillman, American runner and hurdler († 1945)
• 1881 » Refik Saydam, Turkish physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey († 1942)

• 1811 » Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist (b. 1741)
• 1831 » John Aitken, Scottish-American publisher (b. 1745)
• 1853 » Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar, co-founded the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (b. 1813)
• 1882 » Joseph Liouville, French mathematician and academic (b. 1809)
• 1894 » Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (b. 1821)
• 1909 » Vere St. Leger Goold, Irish tennis player (b. 1853)
• 1916 » Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1836)
• 1933 » Faisal I of Iraq (b. 1883)
• 1935 » Carl Weiss, American physician (b. 1906)
• 1940 » Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (b. 1863)

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.
• February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
• 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.
• May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
• May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
• July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
• August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.

The temperature on September 8, 1874 was about 20.0 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%.