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• Aaltje . Bakker, Valthermond, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aaltje Bakker, Valthermond Odoorn Drenthe Nederland († 1959)
• Dekker, Wemeldinge († 1875)
• amélie philomène MANDERLIER, Landelies (Belgium)
• Aaltje Dirks Scheffers, Giethoorn († 1956)
• Adrianus de Wit, Dubbeldam († 1883)
• Abraham Harmen Cornelis Brouwer, Dalen,Gemeente Coevorden,Drenthe,Netherlands
• Aaltje (Dirks) Scheffers, Giethoorn, Nederland († 1956)
• Adelson, Léopold DUFRASNE, Wasmes, 7340, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgique († 1907)
• Aloys Ghislenus VERNIERS, Sint Niklaas († 1952)

• Andries Melles Koopmans (25), Beets, gem. Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adelbertus Andreas Jansen Grube, Rheden, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adelbertus Andreas Grübe (84), Rheden, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Anninga (56), Franeker
• Klaas Lensen (67), Hollandscheveld Hoogeveen Drenthe
• Dekker (0), Wemeldinge
• Adriaan de Visser (36), Hellevoetsluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Joukes van der Baan (22), Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaan DE VISSER (36), Hellevoetsluis, Gemeente Hellevoetsluis, South Holland, Netherlands
• Adriaan (Adrianus) de Visser (36), Hellevoetsluis, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

• 1868 » John Weir Troy, American journalist, and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska († 1942)
• 1875 » Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher († 1954)
• 1875 » Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer, freedom fighter and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India († 1950)
• 1876 » Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright († 1972)
• 1879 » Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, and composer († 1941)
• 1880 » Julia Peterkin, American author († 1961)
• 1880 » Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union († 1936)
• 1881 » Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general († 1960)
• 1883 » Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier († 1915)
• 1883 » Marie Laurencin, French painter and illustrator († 1956)

• 1860 » Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1775)
• 1869 » Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1788)
• 1879 » Jacob Abbott, American author and academic (b. 1803)
• 1879 » Joseph Hooker, American general (b. 1814)
• 1884 » Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1858)
• 1905 » Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (b. 1828)
• 1913 » William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
• 1916 » Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
• 1916 » Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
• 1918 » Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)

• 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.
• 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 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
• 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.
• December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

The temperature on October 31, 1875 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.