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• Adriaantje de Wit(h), Meerkerk, Utrecht, Nederland († 1963)
• Adriana Johanna Snoep, Goes († 1940)
• Adolf Bendel († 1875)
• Anna Maria Godrie, Zundert, Noord Brabant
• Adriaan-gomarus Ceelen, Oss († 1875)
• Adriana van Sluijs, Haamstede (Gem. Schouwen-Duiveland), Zeeland, Nederland Nederland († 1950)
• Aaltje Jonker, Usquert, Groningen, Nederland († 1946)
• Adrianus Hendrikus Godijn, Alkmaar († 1952)
• Anna Maria Agnes van Kan, Nuth (Hulsberg) (Limburg) († 1929)
• Aaltje Grutter, Oosterwolde, Friesland, Nederland († 1957)

• Anna Helena Schols (6), Munstergeleen, Nederland
• Adrianus van Santvliet (0), Roosendaal, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Holla (0), Sloten
• Antheunis Wattel (67), Meliskerke
• Adriana Olislagers (68), Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan Taille (0), Kattendijke, Nederland
• Ariaantje Kliffen (19), Zuid Scharwoude
• Aaltje Berends Woldijk (55), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aart van der WULP (49), Winkel
• Anna Maria L'Ortye (2)

• 1851 » Thomas Dewing, American painter († 1938)
• 1852 » Alice Liddell, English model († 1934)
• 1855 » Greyfriars Bobby, faithful dog († 1872)
• 1883 » Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician († 1944)
• 1884 » Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer († 1975)
• 1887 » Andrew Dasburg, French-American painter († 1979)
• 1889 » Francis Spellman, American cardinal († 1967)
• 1890 » Franklin Carmichael, Canadian painter († 1945)
• 1902 » Cola Debrot, Dutch physician, lawyer, and politician († 1981)
• 1902 » Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator († 1986)

• 1839 » Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)
• 1858 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (b. 1773)
• 1859 » Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1771)
• 1880 » Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (b. 1815)
• 1901 » John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (b. 1831)
• 1903 » Gotse Delchev, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary IMRO (b. 1872)
• 1912 » Nettie Stevens, American geneticist credited with discovering sex chromosomes (b. 1861)
• 1916 » Ned Daly, Irish rebel commander (Easter Rising) (b. 1891)
• 1916 » John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (b. 1851)
• 1916 » Willie Pearse, Irish rebel (b. 1891)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Hendrikus
15. Gerardus
16. Leendert

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Trijntje
14. Antje
15. Jacoba
16. Petronella

• 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.
• April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
• May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
• August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
• 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.

The temperature on May 4, 1875 was about 17.9 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%.