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• Alouijsius Neve, Ossenisse, Nederland († 1945)
• Alberdina Christina Garrelds, Groningen († 1957)
• Aaltje Willems Nonkes, Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adriaan Wagtmans, Rucphen († 1959)
• Adriaan Gerard van Driel, Zaamslag, Zl
• Adriana Menks, Arnhem († 1924)
• (m) Wied, Feudingen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Albert Joseph Adolph Slosse, Westrozebeke († 1966)
• (m) Birkelbach, Erndtebrück, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Hendrik Slottje, Haarlemmermeer († 1947)

• ARIJ MOERMAN (0), BRIELLE
• Albert Post (1), Vriezenveen
• Celia Besse (69)
• Christoffel KLOEK (75), Dordrecht
• Barthena Lane (47), Garrard, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje Kuiken (41), Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Unterberger (35), Ybbs an der Donau,Melk,Niederösterreich,Österreich,3370
• Adriana Maria Jansen (0), Tilburg Nederland
• Christianus Fransiscus Beutler (1), Chaam
• Antje Albarta Kroneman 9 (0)

• 1862 » Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author († 1911)
• 1869 » William Henry Ogilvie, Scottish-Australian poet and author († 1963)
• 1872 » Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator († 1898)
• 1878 » Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager († 1963)
• 1879 » Claude Grahame-White, English pilot and engineer († 1959)
• 1884 » Chandler Egan, American golfer and architect († 1936)
• 1885 » Édouard Fabre, Canadian runner († 1939)
• 1886 » Ruth Manning-Sanders, Welsh-English author and poet († 1988)
• 1887 » James Paul Moody, English sailor († 1912)
• 1891 » Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican-American soldier († 2007)

• 1835 » John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (b. 1773)
• 1836 » Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist and engineer (b. 1785)
• 1838 » Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (b. 1781)
• 1853 » Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (b. 1783)
• 1854 » Thomas Clayton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1867 » Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 1790)
• 1870 » Ma Xinyi, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (b. 1821)
• 1888 » James Farnell, Australian politician, 8th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1825)
• 1905 » Alexander von Oettingen, Estonian theologian and statistician (b. 1827)
• 1910 » Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1835)

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.
• March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
• April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
• 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 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
• September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.

The temperature on August 21, 1875 was about 21.4 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%.