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• Aagie van Pel, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)
• Adolf Dekker, Wedde († 1936)
• Adrianus Buitenweg, Vreeswijk (Nieuwegein), Utrecht, Nederland († 1943)
• Antje Eelman, Texel († 1976)
• Antonie van Tuijl, Haarlemmermeer († 1939)
• Adrianus Josephus Johannes (Adrianus Josephus Leonardus) Cooijmans, ´s Hertogenbosch († 1940)
• Anna Hendrika Korte, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1877)
• Ale N. van der Heide, Elsloo, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1955)
• Alberdina Margaretha IJmker, Ruinen, Drenthe, The Netherlands († 1878)
• Adolf Hendrik Putman Cramer, Tegal

• Anna Katharina Hermans (40), Sevenum, Nederland
• Adriaantje Dam (0), Maasdam
• Anje Zijlstra (24), Leens
• Anna Elisabeth Verwoert (0), Rhenen
• Adrianus Voesenek (0), Princenhage, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Hermans (40), Sevenum, NL
• Anthonie Luijendijk (0), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Antonia Groenenberg (50), Delfshaven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus van Ommeren (0), Lienden
• Anna Vos (66), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1872 » Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher († 1950)
• 1873 » Ramaprasad Chanda, Indian archaeologist and historian († 1942)
• 1875 » Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English pianist, violinist, and composer († 1912)
• 1876 » Stylianos Gonatas, Greek colonel and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Greece († 1966)
• 1877 » Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna († 1941)
• 1879 » Ethel Barrymore, American actress († 1959)
• 1881 » Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist and politician († 1956)
• 1882 » Gisela Richter, English archaeologist and art historian († 1972)
• 1882 » Marion Bauer, American composer and critic († 1955)
• 1883 » Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect († 1962)

• 1844 » José María Coppinger, governor of Spanish East Florida (b. 1733)
• 1852 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
• 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
• 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
• 1917 » Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
• 1925 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
• 1928 » Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)
• 1935 » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
• 1935 » Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)

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.
• 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 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
• May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
• May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
• October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
• December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

The temperature on August 15, 1875 was about 22.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%.