About the day » Wednesday May 19, 1875Calender converter

• Aaltje Reiber, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1944)
• Aart de Zanger, Middelburg
• Anne Land, Hoogkerk (Groningen) († 1881)
• Alida Hemrika, Hornhuizen (Kloosterburen) († 1875)
• * Jan Hoeflaak, Giessendam
• Anna Margaretha Masthoff, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1920)
• Aart de Zanger, Middelburg
• Albert Jay Turner, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1965)
• Aaltje Jacobs Bierschenk, Tiel († 1942)
• Adriaan de Kock, Halsteren, N-Br, NL († 1875)

• Annegien Brink (75), Onnen, Haren, Groningen, Nederland
• Ate Petrus Heeringa (12), Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Geertudis Veerkamp (67), Maarssen
• Bastiaan Pellikaan (83), Gorinchem
• Albertje Krikke (1), Terwispel, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Bernardus Hendrikus Sinnige (63), Westerdiep Gem.Vendam
• Apolonia Stokman (45), Haarlem
• Arie Penning (70), Tiel
• Ate Petrusz Heeringa (12), Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Gertrudis Veerkamp (67), Maarssen

• 1861 » Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress († 1931)
• 1871 » Walter Russell, American painter, sculptor, and author († 1963)
• 1874 » Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer and soldier († 1955)
• 1878 » Alfred Laliberté, Canadian sculptor and painter († 1953)
• 1879 » Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician († 1964)
• 1880 » Albert Richardson, English architect and educator, designed the Manchester Opera House († 1964)
• 1881 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey († 1938)
• 1884 » David Munson, American runner († 1953)
• 1886 » Francis Biddle, American lawyer and judge, 58th United States Attorney General († 1968)
• 1887 » Ion Jalea, Romanian soldier and sculptor († 1983)

• 1864 » Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1804)
• 1865 » Sengge Rinchen, Mongolian general (b. 1811)
• 1872 » John Baker, English-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of South Australia (b. 1813)
• 1876 » Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician (b. 1801)
• 1885 » Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)
• 1895 » José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1853)
• 1898 » William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)
• 1901 » Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (b. 1819)
• 1903 » Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricketer (b. 1856)
• 1904 » Auguste Molinier, French librarian and historian (b. 1851)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Hendrikus
15. Gerardus
16. Leendert

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Trijntje
14. Antje
15. Jacoba
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 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.
• April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
• August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
• September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
• October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

The temperature on May 19, 1875 was about 14.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.