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• Adriaan Abrahamse, Sint Laurens († 1953)
• Adrianus Bartelmiesz Balder, Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1946)
• Adriaan Sanderse, Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL († 1956)
• Achille NOTTEBAERE, Aalbeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1943)
• Anna Elisabeth Dingeldein, Kirch-Brombach, Erbach, Starkenburg, Hessen
• Annette Adrienne GARDIN, Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, 54483, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
• Andries van de Wiel, Drunen († 1913)
• Albertus Kalkhoven, Djokjakarta († 1945)
• Anna Maria Theresia Verrezen, Meerhout, België
• Alphonsius Antonius Franciscus Aernouts, Brasschaat († 1943)

• Aagje van Pel (0), Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)
• Alexander Hamilton (89), New York, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Benjamina Margrieta Martin (70), Rotterdam
• Christopher Todd, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
• Alexandre François GARDIE (47), Monthuchon,50200,Manche,BASSE-NORMANDIE,FRANCE
• Benjamin Kruse (77), Enschede
• Catharina Jansd X Loo (84), Beverwijk
• (72), Odoorn
• Christianus PEIJNENBURG (74), Haaren, 3637, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Joannes Steffens (72), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1868 » Constantine I of Greece († 1923)
• 1870 » Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist († 1954)
• 1871 » John French Sloan, American painter and illustrator († 1951)
• 1872 » George E. Stewart, Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient († 1946)
• 1876 » Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India († 1963)
• 1877 » Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh († 1956)
• 1878 » Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author († 1956)
• 1880 » Arthur Dove, American painter and educator († 1946)
• 1882 » Albert Bloch, American painter and academic († 1961)
• 1882 » Red Ames, American baseball player and manager († 1936)

• 1849 » Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Ottoman Albanian commander (b. 1769)
• 1854 » Heinrich Clauren, German author (b. 1771)
• 1859 » Horace Mann, American educator and politician (b. 1796)
• 1876 » "Wild Bill" Hickok, American sheriff (b. 1837)
• 1889 » Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851)
• 1890 » Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (b. 1813)
• 1903 » Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian and microbiologist (b. 1850)
• 1903 » Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847)
• 1913 » Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851)
• 1915 » John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (b. 1843)

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.
• February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
• April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
• May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
• July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
• September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
• December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

The temperature on August 2, 1875 was about 19.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%.