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• Aaltien Hofman, Odoorneveen Odoorn Drenthe Nederland († 1952)
• Anna Neuteboom, Leiden († 1875)
• Anna Maria Catharina Weertz, Niederkruchten, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1963)
• Anonymus Trum
• Anna SPEE, Neer, Gemeente Leudal, Limburg, Nederland († 1957)
• Anna Maria Elisabeth BEX, Antwerpen (B) († 1877)
• Albertus Hulsman, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albertus Hulsman, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alida Martina Jankewitz, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1876)
• Aagje Gouda, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH) († 1883)

• Anna Martia PLASTRIA, Zaventem
• Albertus den Hartog (47), Avereest, Ambt Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
• Amy E. Heald (2), Lovell, Oxford, Maine, United States
• Aaltje Koelewijn (0), Bunschoten, Nederland
• Aaltje Taekes Meter (1), Boornbergum, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adam Jansz konijn (74), Zijpe
• Adelheid MUELLER (76), Bockel,Nr.1 (Bremervörde-Bevern) Niedersachsen (Hannover)
• Albertus Gerardus (van) Wijnveldt (82), Rotterdam
• Annigje Barendregt (0), Charlois
• Antonia Elisabeth Maas (80)

• 1866 » Carl Harries, German chemist and academic († 1923)
• 1868 » Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist and composer († 1924)
• 1872 » Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation († 1917)
• 1874 » Horace Rawlins, English golfer († 1935)
• 1874 » Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist and academic († 1948)
• 1876 » Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist († 1958)
• 1877 » Tom Thomson, Canadian painter († 1917)
• 1880 » Gertrude Rush, American lawyer and jurist († 1962)
• 1880 » Ruth Sawyer, American author and educator († 1970)
• 1882 » Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor († 1962)

• 1868 » Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1788)
• 1877 » Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai), Welsh poet (b. 1830)
• 1880 » Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816)
• 1881 » Spotted Tail, American tribal chief (b. 1823)
• 1895 » Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (b. 1820)
• 1901 » Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (b. 1840)
• 1904 » George Dibbs, Australian politician, 10th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1834)
• 1911 » Bob Caruthers, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1864)
• 1916 » George Butterworth, British composer, killed at the Battle of the Somme (b. 1885)
• 1921 » Dimitrios Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)

• 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 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
• May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
• July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
• 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.
• October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

The temperature on August 5, 1875 was about 19.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.