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January 1878Born on Tuesday January 1, 1878
- Adrianus de Kok, Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1878)
- Adriana Johanna Bruin, Woubrugge († 1901)
- ADOLPHINA JOANNA MARIA CATERHINA CEUSTERMANS, Kontich
- Adriana Johanna de Bruin, Woubrugge († 1901)
- Abraham Muller, Achter de Kerk
- Adrianus Boon, Krimpen aan de Lek († 1920)
- Wemmenhove, Slagharen, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 1878)
- Abraham Pleunen van der Lugt, unbekannt
- Adriana Johanna Roskam, Voorhout
- Aaltje van Zoeren, Hoevelaken, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1969)
Died on Tuesday January 1, 1878
- Aloysius Smet (0), Temse
- Anthonij de Vries (39), Den Helder
- Aaltje Namles Waringa (0), Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Bramer (39), Vriezenveen
- Anje KUIPERS (74), Maarhuizen, Winsum
- Adrianus Martinus Leeuwen van (0), Tilburg
- Aaltje Snip (2), Oostwold, Leek, Groningen, Nederland
- Anne Marie Loos (78), Wittisheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
- Annetje Kruimer (0), Huizen
- Anthonij de Vries (49), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 1, 1878 at Delpher
Born on January 1
- 1874 » Frank Knox, American publisher and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1944)
- 1874 » Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer († 1927)
- 1877 » Alexander von Staël-Holstein, German sinologist and orientalist († 1937)
- 1878 » Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician, statistician, and engineer († 1929)
- 1879 » E. M. Forster, English author and playwright († 1970)
- 1879 » William Fox, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer, founded the Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres († 1952)
- 1883 » William J. Donovan, American general, lawyer, and politician († 1959)
- 1884 » Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant, engineer, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company († 1949)
- 1887 » Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral († 1945)
- 1888 » Georgios Stanotas, Greek general († 1965)
Died on January 1
- 1846 » John Torrington, English sailor and explorer (b. 1825)
- 1853 » Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (b. 1778)
- 1862 » Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian mathematician and physicist (b. 1801)
- 1881 » Louis Auguste Blanqui, French activist (b. 1805)
- 1892 » Roswell B. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 25th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
- 1894 » Heinrich Hertz, German physicist and academic (b. 1857)
- 1896 » Alfred Ely Beach, American publisher and lawyer, created the Beach Pneumatic Transit (b. 1826)
- 1906 » Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian farmer and politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (b. 1833)
- 1918 » William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet and author (b. 1858)
- 1921 » Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1856)
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 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
- March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
- May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
- June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- 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.
- September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
Weather January 1, 1878
The temperature on January 1, 1878 was about 3.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.