About the day » Thursday July 22, 1875Calender converter

• Anna Catharina Grünen, Schweich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
• Anko Jans Balkema († 1957)
• Albertus Budding, Leersum, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aaltje Jacobs Puijk, Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1875)
• Alida Hendrika Geijtenbeek, Baarn († 1961)
• Alphonsina Gerardine ANDRIES, Grimminge,9506,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Albert van den Berg, Sneek († 1957)
• Aart Polinder, Doornspijk († 1961)
• Andries Visee, Wijk bij Duurstede († 1940)
• Albertus Budding, Leersum († 1944)

• Aaltje Johannesdr Cramer (67), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Aaltje Kramer (67), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Apollonia Pieters (61), Hontenisse
• Aaltje Vulpen van (74), Driebergen, Utr, Nederland
• Alida(Aaltje) Cramer (67), Noordwijk
• ANDELINA DEHAIS (60), Rotterdam
• Belia Weeda (16), Zuidland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Loos (78), Kruisland Steenbergen NBrabant NL
• Aafje Gravesteijn (6), Wormerveer, Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Laurenssen (36), Zeeland (N.Br.)

• 1862 » Cosmo Duff-Gordon, Scottish fencer († 1931)
• 1863 » Alec Hearne, English cricketer († 1952)
• 1878 » Janusz Korczak, Polish pediatrician and author († 1942)
• 1881 » Augusta Fox Bronner, American psychologist, specialist in juvenile psychology († 1966)
• 1882 » Edward Hopper, American painter and etcher († 1967)
• 1884 » Odell Shepard, American poet and politician, 66th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut († 1967)
• 1886 » Hella Wuolijoki, Estonian-Finnish author († 1954)
• 1887 » Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1975)
• 1888 » Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic († 1950)
• 1888 » Selman Waksman, Jewish-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)

• 1833 » Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon (b. 1757)
• 1864 » James B. McPherson, American general (b. 1828)
• 1869 » John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge (b. 1806)
• 1902 » Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Polish cardinal (b. 1822)
• 1903 » Cassius Marcellus Clay, American publisher, lawyer, and politician, United States Ambassador to Russia (b. 1810)
• 1904 » Wilson Barrett, English actor and playwright (b. 1846)
• 1906 » William Snodgrass, Canadian minister and academic (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Randal Cremer, English politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1828)
• 1915 » Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor, developed Standard time (b. 1827)
• 1916 » James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (b. 1849)

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. Leendert
16. Gerardus

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.
• March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
• 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.
• October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
• October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

The temperature on July 22, 1875 was about 13.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.