About the day » Saturday May 15, 1875Calender converter
May 14, 1875Died on Saturday May 15, 1875
- "Johanna" Joanna Joanna (80), Dieren, NL
- Arend Alberts Schonewille (53), Amsterdam
- Aartje de Graaf (40), Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
- van der Hoeven (0)
- Annechien Koerts (39)
- Baltus de Bie (55), Tiel (Gelderland)
- Aaltje VERLEUN (61), Willige Langerak, Gemeente Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Bastiaan van 't Hof (68), Hekelingen
- Arend Schonewille (53), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
- Bastiaan van 't Hof (68), Hekelingen, South Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 15, 1875 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De Curaçaosche courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De standaard
Born on May 15
- 1859 » Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1906)
- 1862 » Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright († 1931)
- 1863 » Frank Hornby, English businessman and politician, invented Meccano († 1936)
- 1869 » John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales († 1921)
- 1869 » Paul Probst, Swiss target shooter († 1945)
- 1882 » Walter White, Scottish international footballer († 1950)
- 1890 » Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist († 1980)
- 1891 » Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic († 1971)
- 1891 » Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright († 1940)
- 1892 » Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral († 1977)
Died on May 15
- 1845 » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
- 1879 » Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
- 1886 » Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)
- 1914 » Ida Freund, Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863)
- 1919 » Hasan Tahsin, Turkish journalist (b. 1888)
- 1924 » Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
- 1926 » Joseph James Fletcher, Australian biologist (b. 1850)
- 1928 » Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (b. 1845)
- 1935 » Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian-Russian painter and theoretician (b. 1878)
- 1937 » Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1864)
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.
- March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
- May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
- May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
- 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.
- September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
- December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
The weather on Saturday May 15, 1875
The temperature on May 15, 1875 was about 13.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI