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• Adriana Maria van Aart, Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1953)
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Magnin, Waalwijk († 1960)
• Alida Josephina Maria Mercx, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan Gaetan Frans Christyn Graaf van Ribaucourt, Perck († 1918)
• Adriaantje Molendijk, Poortgaal, Nederland († 1970)
• Adriaantje Broersen, Numansdorp
• Akke Botes van der Vegt, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1879)
• Agatha Magdalena de Lange, Rotterdam († 1881)
• Albertine MARTIN, Brain-sur-l'Authion, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France († 1955)
• Adrianus Christianus Gerardus Johannes van Deventer, Utrecht († 1883)

• Anna Christina DEKENS (52), Sint-Lambrechts-Herk
• Antonius Hendrikus van Nieuwenhuijse (42), Amsterdam
• Adriana Jacoba Brugman (85), Haarlem
• Arnoldus Henrikus Rijnen (33), Etten-Leur,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Charles de Decker (74), Stekene
• Antonius Ludovicus Bruyninckx (3), Lillo, Provincie Antwerpen
• Bieuwke van der Werf (55), Workum, Workum (Frl)
• Arie Jansz Oostenrijk (64), Stompwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aant Jans Post (70), Nes, Westdongeradeel, Firesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Remmelts Pit (53)

• 1872 » Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter († 1946)
• 1877 » Roger Quilter, English composer († 1953)
• 1878 » Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1959)
• 1878 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator († 1925)
• 1880 » Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist († 1930)
• 1880 » Grantland Rice, American journalist and poet († 1954)
• 1880 » Sholem Asch, Polish-American author and playwright († 1957)
• 1881 » Perikles Ioannidis, Greek admiral († 1965)
• 1886 » Hermann Broch, Austrian-American author and poet († 1951)
• 1886 » Sakutarō Hagiwara, Japanese poet and critic († 1942)

• 1814 » Alexander Samoylov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1744)
• 1888 » Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1838)
• 1894 » Alexander III of Russia (b. 1845)
• 1903 » Theodor Mommsen, German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1817)
• 1907 » Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (b. 1873)
• 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian (b. 1883)
• 1938 » Charles Weeghman, American businessman (b. 1874)
• 1942 » Hugo Distler, German organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1908)
• 1952 » Dixie Lee, American singer (b. 1911)
• 1955 » Dale Carnegie, American author and educator (b. 1888)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Hendrikus
15. Gerardus
16. Wilhelmus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Aaltje
12. Neeltje
13. Jacoba
14. Trijntje
15. Antje
16. Petronella

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
• January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
• February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
• March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
• July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
• August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.

The temperature on November 1, 1879 was about 5.4 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.