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Born on Thursday January 31, 1878
- Anna Cornelia Broeders, Dinteloord, NB, Nederland († 1954)
- Aafke Dijkema, Loppersum († 1878)
- Anna Cornelia van der Made, Zwaluwe († 1966)
- Abraham Eliasar Frieser, Rotterdam
- Agnes Maria Fransen, Rijkevorsel, België
- Agnes Hensgens, Kerkrade (L
- Adrianus Bax, Nieuw Vossemeer,N-Br, NL († 1957)
- Anna Catharina Wetzels, Schaesberg, Limburg, Nederland († 1926)
- Adeleida Maria van Lindert, mook († 1902)
- Anna Magrietha Schulte, Onstwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 1892)
Died on Thursday January 31, 1878
- Adriana Catharina van Adrichem (51), Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Catharina ADRICHEM,VAN (51), Rijswijk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria - Maria Van Rensbergen - Van Rheinsbergen (69), Meselbroek
- Adriana van Adrichem (51), Rijswijk
- Adriana Catharina van Adrichem (51), Rijswijk
- Aaltje Mitus (18), Rotterdam
- Anna Elizabeth van Geest (0), Vlaardingen
- Anna Martens van Amst (67), Amsterdam
- Alsey Osborn (63), Johnson, Kentucky, United States
- Annechien Harms Kosmus (54), Wildervank, Groningen, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 31, 1878 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Tilburgsche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
Born on January 31
- 1865 » Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist († 1940)
- 1865 » Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, founded BAPS († 1951)
- 1868 » Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1928)
- 1872 » Zane Grey, American author († 1939)
- 1881 » Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
- 1884 » Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani scholar and politician, 1st President of The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan († 1955)
- 1884 » Theodor Heuss, German journalist and politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany († 1963)
- 1889 » Frank Foster, English cricketer († 1958)
- 1892 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer († 1964)
- 1894 » Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader († 1956)
Died on January 31
- 1828 » Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (b. 1792)
- 1836 » John Cheyne, English physician and author (b. 1777)
- 1844 » Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)
- 1856 » 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
- 1870 » Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
- 1888 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
- 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
- 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
- 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
- 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
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.
- January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
- February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
- March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
- May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
- July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
- December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
Weather January 31, 1878
The temperature on January 31, 1878 was about 1.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.