* 1875 – The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.

* 1875 – Katharine McCormick, American biologist, philanthropist, and activist ( d. 1967 )

* 1875 – Albert Ketèlbey, English conductor, composer, and pianist ( d. 1959 )

Albert Schweitzer, OM ( 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965 ) was a German and then French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary.

* 1875 – Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian painter ( d. 1957 )

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* Sir William Buell Richards ( Chief Justice ) – September 30, 1875

* Télesphore Fournier – September 30, 1875

* William Alexander Henry – September 30, 1875

* Sir William Johnstone Ritchie – September 30, 1875

* Sir Samuel Henry Strong – September 30, 1875

* Jean-Thomas Taschereau – September 30, 1875

Franciszek Bujak ( 1875 – 1953 ) and Jan Rutkowski ( 1886 – 1949 ), the founders of modern economic history in Poland and of the journal Roczniki Dziejów Spolecznych i Gospodarczych ( 1931 – ), were attracted to the innovations of the Annales school.

* 1875 – Artur Bernardes, Brazilian politician, 12th President of Brazil ( d. 1955 )

* 1875 – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English composer ( d. 1912 )

* 1875 – Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer ( d. 1936 )

* Albert I of Belgium ( 1875 – 1934 ), third King of the Belgians

* 1875 – Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours.

Andrew Johnson ( December 29, 1808 July 31, 1875 ) was the 17th President of the United States ( 1865 – 1869 ).

* 1875 – William Eccles, English physicist ( d. 1966 )

* 1875 – Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor ( d. 1946 )

* Alfons Karpiński ( 1875 – 1961 ), Polish painter

* 1805 – Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer ( d. 1875 )

The Chester Beatty Library houses the famous collection of manuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings, rare books and decorative arts assembled by American mining millionaire ( and honorary Irish citizen ) Sir Alfred Chester Beatty ( 1875 – 1968 ).

The first plastic explosive was gelignite, invented by Alfred Nobel in 1875.

The Hall was rebuilt in 1875 – 6 by Alfred Waterhouse after he had declared the medieval Hall unsafe.

The Christ's College Rugby Football Club ( CCRFC ) was founded in 1875 by Alfred Cort Haddon, considered the father of modern anthropology.

File: Alfred Sisley-The Terrace at Saint-Germain, Spring-Walters 37992. jpg | The Terrace at Saint-Germain, Spring, 1875 by Alfred Sisley.

* Marie of Romania ( 1875 – 1938 ), queen consort of Romania, the daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ; the wife of Ferdinand I of Romania ; and the mother of Carol II of Romania

In 1875, after thirty years of neglect, the estate was sold to Alfred Sommier in a public auction.

* William Alfred Buckingham ( 1804 – 1875 ), businessman, elected four-term mayor of Norwich, later elected seven-term governor of Connecticut.

The first settlers of European extraction in the area were four stockmen, Leander Lemmon, James McHadden, Bill Gentry, and Alfred Starr, who brought their herds to Huntington Creek in 1875.

* Alfred Hennequin and Alfred Delacour: Le Procès Veauradieux ( 1875 )

Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr. ( May 23, 1875 – February 17, 1966 ) was an American business executive in the automotive industry.

Curzon was the eldest son and second of 11 children of Alfred Curzon, the 4th Baron Scarsdale ( 1831 – 1916 ), Rector of Kedleston in Derbyshire, and his wife Blanche ( 1837 – 1875 ), daughter of Joseph Pocklington Senhouse of Netherhall in Cumberland.

Following this structure, Alfred von Walzogen also produced a two-part play in 1875, under the general title Edward IV.

Following this structure, Alfred von Walzogen also produced a two-part play in 1875, under the general title Edward IV.

Following this structure, Alfred von Walzogen also produced a two-part play in 1875, under the general title Edward IV.

Sir Alfred Chester Beatty ( 1875 – 19 January 1968 )< REF NAME =" SEANAD-1985 "> Seanad 1985: " Chester Beatty died at the Princess Grace Clinic, Monte Carlo, on 19 January 1968, [...]" ( some sources give this as 20 January ).</ ref > was an Irish-American mining magnate and millionaire, often called the " King of Copper ".

In 1875, Alfred Chester Beatty was born in New York City ; he graduated from Columbia University as a mining engineer.

It was invented in 1875 by Alfred Nobel, who had earlier invented dynamite.

Image: Meadow, Alfred Sisley, 1875. jpg | Meadow, 1875

In this expedition, which lasted from 1875 – 1878, ' armed ' only with cotton textiles and tools to use for barter, and accompanied by Noel Ballay, a doctor, naturalist Alfred Marche, a sailor, thirteen Senegalese laptots and four local interpreters, Brazza charmed and talked his way deep inland.

In 1875, again with Bateman, he was seen as the title character in Macbeth ; in 1876 as Othello, and as Philip in Alfred Lord Tennyson's Queen Mary ; in 1877 in Richard III ; and in The Lyons Mail.