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Born on Wednesday January 13, 1875
- Aart Donker, Haarlemmermeer († 1952)
- Aleida Ramaker, Radewijk († 1876)
- Aaltje Westra, Tietjerksteradeel,Frl
- Arthur Edgar Shore, Buck Shoals, Yadkin Co, NC († 1955)
- Antoinette Maria Paulina Scharff, Rotterdam
- Aartje Steenbergen, Woerden († 1875)
- Aleida Ramaker, Radewijk, Overijssel, Nederland († 1876)
- Amos Edmund Flory, Ohio († 1957)
- ? (levenloos) Quist, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland Ned († 1875)
- Agatha Adriana Wentinck, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday January 13, 1875
- Alexander Joseph Vrijheer van Vietinghoff-Schell (75)
- Anthonie Stoltenkamp (91), Werkhoven
- Adriana de Groot (59), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Lamberdina Bouyon (Bougnon) (31), Maastricht
- Abraham van Vliet (36), Rotterdam
- Arentje Kornet (3), Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Berends Vlapstra (85), Harkema Opeinde
- Adrianus van der Pol (59), Ommerschans
- Anthonie Stoltenkamp (90), Werkhoven, Utrecht, Nederland
- Alida Adriana Koendermans (31), Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 13, 1875 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De standaard
Born on January 13
- 1864 » Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1928)
- 1865 » Princess Marie of Orléans († 1908)
- 1866 » George Gurdjieff, Russian-French mystic and philosopher († 1949)
- 1866 » Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian bassoon player and composer († 1901)
- 1869 » Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta († 1931)
- 1870 » Ross Granville Harrison, American biologist and anatomist († 1959)
- 1878 » Lionel Groulx, Canadian priest and historian († 1967)
- 1881 » Essington Lewis, Australian engineer and businessman († 1961)
- 1883 » Nathaniel Cartmell, American runner and coach († 1967)
- 1885 » Alfred Fuller, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Fuller Brush Company († 1973)
Died on January 13
- 1838 » Ferdinand Ries, German pianist and composer (b. 1784)
- 1860 » William Mason, American surgeon and politician (b. 1786)
- 1864 » Stephen Foster, American composer and songwriter (b. 1826)
- 1872 » William Scamp, English architect and engineer (b. 1801)
- 1882 » Wilhelm Mauser, German engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mauser Company (b. 1834)
- 1885 » Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States (b. 1823)
- 1889 » Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
- 1905 » George Thorn, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
- 1906 » Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1859)
- 1907 » Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (b. 1839)
Names that were popular for boys in 1875
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1875
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Antje
- Jacoba
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1875
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
- February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
- March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
- April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
- May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
- May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
Weather January 13, 1875
The temperature on January 13, 1875 was about 8.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.