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Born on Tuesday January 8, 1878
- (Stillborn) VENEKAMP, Aduarderzijl (Ezinge) Groningen Netherlands († 1878)
- Anna Catharina Hendricks, Echt, Netherlands († 1878)
- adriana de JONG, charlois
- Albertus Johannes Wilkes, Velsen († 1954)
- Alberdina van den Beld, Loenen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1879)
- Adriaan Elenbaas, Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Antje Van Leeuwen, Alphen aan den Rijn
- Anne (Sarah Kate?) HASLEMORE, Longwood, Victoria, Australia († 1881)
- Aaltje Arends, Opheusden († 1878)
- Albertus Johannes Wilkes, Velsen
Died on Tuesday January 8, 1878
- Antoon van Iperen (0), Berghem
- Aaltje Röben (38), Groningen, Nederland
- Antje de Haan (15), Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- 50James Edgecomb JR (88), Poland, Androscoggin, ME
- Adriaan van den Hurk (67), Haaren
- Aartje Verburg (32), Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Nederland
- Annegje (Hendriks) Velt (68), Gieten
- Adrianus Kemp (74), Willeskop,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Abigail Barnhart (75), Walpole Tp., Haldimand Co., ON., Canada
- Abraham Stoppelenburg (0), Stolwijk, Vlist, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 8, 1878 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
Born on January 8
- 1871 » James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish captain and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland († 1940)
- 1873 » Iuliu Maniu, Romanian lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania († 1953)
- 1876 » Arturs Alberings, Latvian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Latvia († 1934)
- 1879 » Charles Bryant, English-American actor and director († 1948)
- 1881 » Henrik Shipstead, American dentist and politician († 1960)
- 1881 » Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author († 1945)
- 1883 » Patrick J. Hurley, American general, politician, and diplomat, 51st United States Secretary of War († 1963)
- 1883 » Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet († 1941)
- 1885 » John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia († 1945)
- 1885 » Mór Kóczán, Hungarian javelin thrower and pastor († 1972)
Died on January 8
- 1854 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (b. 1768)
- 1865 » Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1779)
- 1874 » Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French historian and archaeologist (b. 1814)
- 1878 » Gauchito Gil, Argentinian saint (b. 1847)
- 1878 » Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1821)
- 1880 » Emperor Norton, English-American businessman (b. 1811)
- 1883 » Miska Magyarics, Slovene-Hungarian poet (b. 1825)
- 1896 » Paul Verlaine, French poet and writer (b. 1844)
- 1896 » William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)
- 1901 » John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
Names that were popular for boys in 1878
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1878
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Antje
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1878
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
- February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
- March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
- March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
- July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
- October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
Weather January 8, 1878
The temperature on January 8, 1878 was about 1.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.