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• Adriana Eijsermans, Goirle,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1965)
• Aafke Reins Oosterveld, Tjerkwerd, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1956)
• Alberdina Berendina Dekens, te Wildervank
• Hendrika Johanna Boersbroek, Zutphen († 1932)
• Vermoolen, Rotterdam († 1876)
• Alois Debruyne, Woumen († 1876)
• Amanda Aurora Ekman Ekbom, Bollstad Tallens Tallbacka, Pojo, Finland († 1932)
• Alexander van Dam, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1942)
• Alida Jacoba Leeuwenburgh, Dieren (Rheden) († 1976)
• Albert Wooldrik, Zuid Eschmarke, Lonneker, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1954)

• Arnoldus Vermeer (78), Zoeterwoude
• August Karel Joseph Ghislain Baron Beeckman (89), Brussel
• Andries van der Maat (31), Ommerschans
• Antonia Joanna KELDERMAN (74), Loenen, Nederland, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus van Poppel (81), Princenhage, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie Casperse (48), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Breedt (52), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aartje Bos (0), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Joanna Kelderman (74), Loenen (Apeldoorn)
• Antoon Cox (1), Bergen, Nederland

• 1870 » Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany († 1944)
• 1872 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer († 1915)
• 1874 » Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer († 1948)
• 1878 » Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina († 1970)
• 1878 » Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian († 1967)
• 1880 » Tom Mix, American cowboy and actor († 1940)
• 1881 » Ion Minulescu, Romanian author, poet, and critic († 1944)
• 1882 » Fan S. Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Albania († 1965)
• 1882 » Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1961)
• 1883 » Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher († 1931)

• 1840 » Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)
• 1852 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)
• 1855 » Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)
• 1882 » Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)
• 1884 » Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)
• 1885 » Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
• 1896 » Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
• 1902 » Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (b. 1830)
• 1913 » Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)
• 1917 » Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Hendrikus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Aaltje
12. Neeltje
13. Trijntje
14. Antje
15. Petronella
16. Jacoba

• 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 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
• April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
• June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
• August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
• September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
• December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

The temperature on January 6, 1876 was about -4.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.