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• Aafke Reins Oosterveld, Tjerkwerd, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1956)
• Adriana Monster, Dubbeldam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland (NLD) († 1922)
• Adriana Catharina van Rooijen, Schipluiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1876)
• Alexander Andries van DAM, Groningen
• Adriana Lena Markestein, Culemborg († 1966)
• Albert Jan van Bremen, Deventer († 1934)
• Adriana van Rooijen, Schipluiden († 1946)
• Alida Jacoba Leeuwenburgh, Rheden († 1967)
• Albert Jan van Bremen, Deventer († 1934)
• Alexander van Dam, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1942)

• Aagje Breet (Breedt) (51), Zaandam
• Aaltje Kruiskamp (45), Den Ham
• Aaltje Jansen (77), Valburg
• Andreas Hubertus Driessen (45), Megen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• "Auguste" Charles Joseph Ghislain de Beeckman (89), Bruxelles
• Perdok (0), Scheemdermeer, Groningen, Nederland
• Aleida Gijsberta Verheijen (78), Gendt, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arie Caspers (48), Noordwijk
• Angela Maria Ciolina (59), Craveggia, 28852, Italia
• Arie Jansz. Casperse (48), Noordwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

• 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. Gerardus
16. Klaas

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.
• February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
• February 26 » Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing dynasty China.
• March 10 » The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
• 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.
• November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
• December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

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%.