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Born on Monday February 10, 1879
- Adrianus Bergshoeff, Rijnsaterwoude
- Aldegondis Teeuwen, Maasbree († 1942)
- Anna Maria Elisabeth SCHEERS, Nijmegen († 1879)
- Albertina Marie van Ommeren, Paramaribo (Sur.)
- Anna Maria van Rossum, Wijchen († 1958)
- Johanna Meesters, Raamsdonkveer
- Anje Cornelis Bisschop, Uithuizen
- Anna Maria Nijdam, Eelde († 1963)
- Anna Maria Kok, Vinkeveen († 1934)
- N.N Van de Ven, Nuland († 1879)
Died on Monday February 10, 1879
- Aaltje Veentjer (34), Heereweg, Meeden, Menterwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
- Aloijsius Maria de Bruijn (0), ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
- Antonie Tilgenkamp (73), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aafke Hylkes Hylkema (79), Roordahuizum
- Aaltje Wybrens Wouda (85), Surhuisterveen
- Anne Eugenie Hubertina Bonnemayers (3), Maastricht
- Anthonius Meert (46), Hulst
- Afke Hylkesd Hylkema (84), Idaarderadeel =Grouw, fr.nld
- N.N Van de Ven (0), Nuland
- * Sietje Koster (73), Schiedam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 10, 1879 at Delpher
Born on February 10
- 1868 » Prince Waldemar of Prussia († 1879)
- 1868 » William Allen White, American journalist and author († 1944)
- 1869 » Royal Cortissoz, American art critic († 1948)
- 1879 » Ernst Põdder, Estonian general († 1932)
- 1881 » Pauline Brunius, Swedish actress and director († 1954)
- 1883 » Edith Clarke, American electrical engineer († 1959)
- 1883 » H.V. Hordern, Australian cricketer († 1938)
- 1889 » Cevdet Sunay, Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey († 1982)
- 1890 » Boris Pasternak, Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator Nobel Prize laureate († 1960)
- 1890 » Fanny Kaplan, Ukrainian-Russian activist († 1918)
Died on February 10
- 1854 » José Joaquín de Herrera, Mexican politician and general. President three times (1844–1854) (b. 1792)
- 1857 » David Thompson, English-Canadian surveyor and explorer (b. 1770)
- 1865 » Heinrich Lenz, Estonian-Italian physicist and academic (b. 1804)
- 1879 » Honoré Daumier, French illustrator and painter (b. 1808)
- 1887 » Ellen Wood, English author (b. 1814)
- 1891 » Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist (b. 1850)
- 1904 » John A. Roche, American lawyer and politician, 30th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1844)
- 1906 » Ezra Butler Eddy, American-Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1827)
- 1912 » Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, English surgeon and academic (b. 1827)
- 1913 » Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, Greek long jumper (b. 1888)
Names that were popular for boys in 1879
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1879
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Trijntje
- Antje
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1879
- 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.
- February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
- February 15 » Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
- March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
- May 14 » The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
- October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.
- December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
Weather February 10, 1879
The temperature on February 10, 1879 was about 10.9 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.