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April 4, 1879Born on Saturday April 5, 1879
- Alida Maria Rumphorst, Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1918)
- Aaltjen Bronkhorst, Uddel († 1913)
- Anna Elisabeth Huijbregts, Reusel († 1941)
- Dekkers, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alida Maria Rumphorst, Heemskerk, Midden-Kennemerland, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1918)
- Aäron Mok, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1934)
- Andries Houben, Sevenum, Limburg, Nederland
- Adrianus Cornelius Swagemakers, Tilburg († 1947)
- Amalia Louisa Verhage, Groede, 4503, Nederland
- Amalia Louisa Verhage, Groede, Zeeland, NL
Died on Saturday April 5, 1879
- Aagje Speets (53), Avenhorn
- Aartje van Putten, Nijkerk
- Aagje BAKKER (48), Alkmaar, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aagje Speets (53), Avenhorn
- Anna KOK (67), Bovenkarspel, Stede Broec, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Muller (0), Hattem
- Aleida Christina Ebbers (1), Etten
- Agnes Brugman (0), Leiden
- Agnus BRUGMAN (0), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Agnes Tecker (31), Zaandam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 5, 1879 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on April 5
- 1878 » Albert Champion, French cyclist († 1927)
- 1878 » Georg Misch, German philosopher († 1965)
- 1878 » Paul Weinstein, German high jumper († 1964)
- 1879 » Arthur Berriedale Keith, Scottish lawyer († 1944)
- 1879 » Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien, German naval officer and author († 1956)
- 1880 » Eric Carlberg, Swedish Army officer, diplomat, shooter, fencer and modern pentathlete († 1963)
- 1880 » Vilhelm Carlberg, Swedish Army officer and shooter († 1970)
- 1882 » Natalia Sedova, 2nd wife of Leon Trotsky († 1962)
- 1882 » Song Jiaoren, Chinese revolutionary († 1913)
- 1883 » Walter Huston, Canadian-American actor and singer († 1950)
Died on April 5
- 1862 » Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, Dutch artist (b. 1803)
- 1865 » Manfredo Fanti, Italian general (b. 1806)
- 1866 » Thomas Hodgkin, British physician (b. 1798)
- 1868 » Karel Purkyně, Czech painter (b. 1834)
- 1871 » Paolo Savi, Italian geologist and ornithologist (b. 1798)
- 1872 » Paul-Auguste-Ernest Laugier, French astronomer (b. 1812)
- 1873 » Milivoje Blaznavac, Serbian soldier and politician (b. 1824)
- 1882 » Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, (b. 1806)
- 1888 » Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855)
- 1891 » Johann Hermann Bauer, (b. 1861)
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.
- January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
- February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
- March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
- March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
- June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
- September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
Weather April 5, 1879
The temperature on April 5, 1879 was about 12.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%.