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March 16, 1875Born on Wednesday March 17, 1875
- Adriana Joanna Vriens, Tilburg, NB, Nederland († 1875)
- Jentje Kamperman, Kerkenveld
- Adrianus van Driel, Heeswijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Ada de Vos
- Albertje Harmens TEYEMA, Opsterland Friesland Netherlands
- (Stillborn) HUISVELD, Groningen Groningen Netherlands († 1875)
- Adam Drilsma, Leeuwarden († 1943)
- Alfred James Counts, Eureka, California, Verenigde Staten
- Alida van den Oever, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1960)
- Aaldrik Haaijer, Muntendam, Menterwolde, Groningen, Netherlands († 1944)
Died on Wednesday March 17, 1875
- Amelia Petit (0), Nieuwerkerken, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Anna Maria van Diessen (80), Eindhoven
- Adriaan de JONGE (0), Heinkenszand, Zeeland, Nederland
- Adriaan de JONGE (0), Heinkenszand, Zeeland, Nederland
- Antje Boon (0), Texel
- Alle Jans Wijmenga (52), Dantumadeel
- Angenis Maria Sterk (62), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- (Stillborn) HUISVELD (0), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
- Alle Jans Wymenga (52), Dantumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- adriana van rosmalen (42), puttershoek (zuid holland)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 17, 1875 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De standaard
Born on March 17
- 1864 » Joseph Baptista, Indian engineer, lawyer, and politician († 1930)
- 1866 » Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist († 1939)
- 1867 » Patrice Contamine de Latour, Spanish poet († 1926)
- 1877 » Edith New, British militant suffragette († 1951)
- 1877 » Otto Gross, Austrian-German psychoanalyst and philosopher († 1920)
- 1880 » Lawrence Oates, English lieutenant and explorer († 1912)
- 1880 » Patrick Hastings, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales († 1952)
- 1881 » Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
- 1884 » Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player († 1934)
- 1885 » Ralph Rose, American track and field athlete († 1913)
Died on March 17
- 1828 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)
- 1829 » Sophia Albertina, princess-abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1753)
- 1830 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician (b. 1764)
- 1846 » Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)
- 1849 » William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)
- 1853 » Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
- 1871 » Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)
- 1875 » Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
- 1893 » Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
- 1917 » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
Names that were popular for boys in 1875
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Leendert
- Gerardus
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.
- 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.
- July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
- August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
- September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
Weather March 17, 1875
The temperature on March 17, 1875 was about 3.7 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.