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• Adriana Julia Nakken, Hummelo
• Aagje Goedhart, Wilnis († 1958)
• Adrianus Val, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1952)
• Aartje Wilhelmina Vos, Ammerzoden, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alida Doolaar, Spijkenisse, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1878)
• Albertus Rutenfrans, Zenderen (Borne-Ov) († 1875)
• Aaltje Sattier, Smilde, Drenthe, Netherlands(Hoogersmilde) († 1875)
• Abraham van der Willigen, Strijen, 3291, Nederland
• Abraham Zadik, Kepno, Wlkp., Poland († 1900)
• Aäron Cok, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)

• Christina I Boone (0), Nieuw en Sint Joosland, Walcheren, Zeeland, Nederland
• binjamin baruch (80), amsterdam
• (1) Johannes (Jan) Arends (56), Lambertschaag, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Cornelia Lenard (90), Zierikzee (90jr)
• Anna Maria Kocks (79), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adonijah A H McDaniel (60), Trenton, Jones, North Carolina, United States
• Ansem Donkersloot (0), Ooltgensplaat,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Elisabeth Cars (68), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Catharina SEGERS (85), Sint-Kwintens-Lennik,1750,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
• Berber~Jans de Boer (79), Boalsert

• 1866 » Antonio Luna, Filipino general and politician († 1899)
• 1875 » Marie of Romania († 1938)
• 1877 » Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film producer († 1966)
• 1877 » Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer and coach († 1973)
• 1879 » Alva B. Adams, American lawyer and politician († 1941)
• 1879 » Franz von Papen, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany († 1969)
• 1880 » Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist and academic († 1960)
• 1881 » John DeWitt, American football player and hammer thrower († 1930)
• 1882 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright († 1944)
• 1883 » Victor Hochepied, French swimmer and water polo player († 1966)

• 1877 » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (b. 1821)
• 1885 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1826)
• 1892 » William Harnett, American painter (b. 1848)
• 1897 » Henry George, American journalist, philosopher, and economist (b. 1839)
• 1901 » Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of William McKinley (b. 1873)
• 1905 » Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian weight thrower and shot putter (b. 1873)
• 1911 » Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher, lawyer, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (b. 1847)
• 1916 » John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (b. 1851)
• 1918 » Rudolf Tobias, Estonian-German organist and composer (b. 1873)
• 1919 » Albert Benjamin Simpson, Canadian preacher, theologian, and author, founded the Christian and Missionary Alliance (b. 1843)

• 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.
• March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
• March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
• April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
• April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
• September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
• October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.

The temperature on October 29, 1875 was about 4.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%.