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• Albert Berkhof, Rhenen
• Abraham Pagel, Kepno, Wlkp., Poland († 1943)
• Aart Adrianusz Vos, Huizen († 1946)
• Alida DE ROO, Eede (Nl),Zeeland,NEDERLAND († 1884)
• Wittenberg, Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland († 1876)
• Aleida Jacoba Versteeg, Hoorn († 1971)
• van Schaik, Vleuten
• Aaltje Hoendermis, Beerta († 1878)
• Anne Jacquette KRAMER, Oegstgeest, 6177, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
• Anna Cornelia Brückmann, Antwerpen, België

• Anton Prokesch von Osten Graf (80), Wien
• Ardina Helena Janssen (35), Utrecht
• Anton Graaf Prokesch van Osten (80), Wenen
• Clements (0), Heukelum West Betuwe (GL)
• Adriaan WILLEMS (60), Rucphen (N.Br. Nl)
• Alberta Stukje (1), Zuidbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Antje Koopman (29), Blokker
• Addie Ella Leech (0), Kansas, VS
• Anna Theresia Laurens (61), Boxmeer
• * Gerrit Bikker (47), Leerbroek

• 1869 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil († 1957)
• 1871 » Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer († 1941)
• 1873 » A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Pakistani Minister of Interior († 1962)
• 1873 » Thorvald Stauning, Danish union leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark († 1942)
• 1874 » Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American philanthropist, founded the Museum of Modern Art († 1948)
• 1874 » Martin Lowry, English chemist and academic († 1936)
• 1875 » H.B. Warner, English actor († 1958)
• 1880 » Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic († 1934)
• 1881 » Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer († 1963)
• 1883 » Napoleon Hill, American philosopher and author († 1970)

• 1864 » William T. Anderson, American captain (b. 1838)
• 1866 » John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer, founded the Labatt Brewing Company (b. 1803)
• 1871 » Robert Anderson (Civil War), American general (b. 1805)
• 1890 » Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author (b. 1826)
• 1896 » Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)
• 1902 » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Akashi Motojiro, Japanese general (b. 1864)
• 1927 » Jūkichi Yagi, Japanese poet (b. 1898)
• 1929 » Swan Hennessy, Irish-American composer (b. 1866)

• 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.
• April 11 » The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
• May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
• May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
• August 31 » Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
• 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 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

The temperature on October 26, 1876 was about 8.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.