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Born on Monday February 15, 1875
- Venema, Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland († 1875)
- Adriana Helders, Rotterdam
- Adriana Maria Klijsen, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1950)
- Adriana van Straten, Woudrichem, Gemeente Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1972)
- Aaltje Klazes Dillema, Hardegarijp († 1958)
- ?? Mellema, Nieuwe-Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
- Adriana Helders, Rotterdam († 1935)
- Aaltje Keur, Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1877)
- Abraham Broekema, Kerklaan gem. Muntendam († 1930)
- Adrianus Cornelis Luijten, Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1925)
Died on Monday February 15, 1875
- Albertus van de Beek (84), Epe
- Venema (0), Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriaan Leijs (74), Fort Bath en Bath
- Aaf Cornelis Bouma (64), Koudum
- Adriaan Leijs (74), Fort Bath
- Alida de Bruijn (81), Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland
- Ann Richards (65), Trythogga, Gulval, Cornwall, England
- Adrien FLAJEOLET (70), Siaugues-Sainte-Marie,43239,Haute-Loire,Auvergne,FRANCE
- Aaltje Gunnink (1), Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltje Kornelis (Akke) Rinsma (73), Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 15, 1875 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De standaard
- Arnhemsche courant
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
Born on February 15
- 1861 » Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher († 1947)
- 1861 » Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1938)
- 1861 » Martin Burns, American wrestler and coach († 1937)
- 1873 » Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1964)
- 1874 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish captain and explorer († 1922)
- 1883 » Sax Rohmer, English-American author († 1959)
- 1890 » Robert Ley, German politician († 1945)
- 1892 » James Forrestal, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Defense († 1949)
- 1892 » Roy Rene, Australian comedian († 1954)
- 1893 » Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player († 1967)
Died on February 15
- 1842 » Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (b. 1754)
- 1844 » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
- 1847 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (b. 1794)
- 1848 » Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1771)
- 1849 » Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
- 1857 » Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b. 1804)
- 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
- 1885 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (b. 1803)
- 1897 » Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
- 1905 » Lew Wallace, American author, general, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1827)
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.
- January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
- February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
- April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
- May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
- August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
- September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
Weather February 15, 1875
There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.