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Died on Friday October 15, 1875
- Bernardus Petrus Joannes Haazen (51), Brugge,8000,West-Vlaanderen,BE
- Adrianus van der Weegen (15), Bergen op Zoom,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anne Augusta Mendenhall (18), Denver, Ohio
- Berendina Korfs (0), Veldhausen, Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
- Arie Visser (10), Rozenburg
- Arend Wijbes Hijlkema (58), Mensingeweer, Leens
- Arend Wiebes Hijlkema (58), Mensingeweer
- Augustinus Christianus HOMMENGA (2), Franeker(Friesland)
- Bauke Hoogeveen (0), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Antje Jacobs' Baart (67), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 15, 1875 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Leeuwarder courant
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De standaard
Born on October 15
- 1865 » Charles W. Clark, American singer and educator († 1925)
- 1872 » August Nilsson, Swedish pole vaulter, shot putter, and tug of war competitor († 1921)
- 1872 » Wilhelm Miklas, Austrian educator and politician, 3rd President of Austria († 1956)
- 1874 » Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha († 1899)
- 1878 » Paul Reynaud, French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France († 1966)
- 1879 » Jane Darwell, American actress († 1967)
- 1881 » P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright († 1975)
- 1882 » Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach († 1941)
- 1884 » Archibald Hoxsey, American pilot († 1910)
- 1887 » Frederick Fleet, English sailor († 1965)
Died on October 15
- 1819 » Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (b. 1744)
- 1820 » Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (b. 1771)
- 1837 » Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1760)
- 1891 » Gilbert Arthur à Beckett, English author and songwriter (b. 1837)
- 1900 » Zdeněk Fibich, Czech pianist and composer (b. 1850)
- 1910 » Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (b. 1886)
- 1917 » Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)
- 1918 » Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian guru and saint (b. 1838)
- 1925 » Dolores Jiménez y Muro, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1848?)
- 1930 » Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (b. 1866)
Names that were popular for boys in 1875
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Wilhelmus
- Joseph
- Hendrikus
- Josephus
Names that were popular for girls in 1875
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
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 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
- March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
- March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
- April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
- September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
- October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
The weather on Friday October 15, 1875
The temperature on October 15, 1875 was about 8.1 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI