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Born on Monday August 11, 1879
- Albert Boon, Drachten, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1880)
- Aaltje Willems Sipkens, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Alice M Dow, Salina, Saline, Kansas, Verenigde Staten († 1960)
- Adriana de Nooijer, Arnemuiden († 1919)
- Akke Hotzes Klijnsma, Heeg, Friesland, Netherlands († 1879)
- Adriana Maria de Jong, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1947)
- Agatha van der Valck, Voorschoten († 1931)
- Agatha van der Valk, Voorschoten († 1931)
- Berend Kikkert, Tiel
- Alphonsus Hubertus Sanders, Venray
Died on Monday August 11, 1879
- Bestman Abraham Schuring (0), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arnoldus Mossink (85), Apeldoorn
- IJzerman (0), Heerde, Nederland
- Berent Jannesz Sijbring (68), Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland
- Augustine Valentine Joseph DECROIX (76), Mentque-Nortbécourt,62890,Pas-De-Calais,Hauts-De-France,FRANCE
- Anna Elisabeth Janssen (77), Stein
- Adrianus Laurentius Gabriels (0), Klundert
- Andreas Van Seters (0), Raamsdonk
- Alida Wilhelmina Margaretha de Bruijn (1), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
- Boukje Bulthuis (1)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 11, 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
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
Born on August 11
- 1870 » Tom Richardson, English cricketer († 1912)
- 1874 » Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg († 1953)
- 1877 » Adolph M. Christianson, American lawyer and judge († 1954)
- 1878 » Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and author († 1955)
- 1881 » Aleksander Aberg, Estonian wrestler († 1920)
- 1884 » Hermann Wlach, Austrian-Swiss actor († 1962)
- 1885 » Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer († 1958)
- 1891 » Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle († 1944)
- 1891 » Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator († 1962)
- 1892 » Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet and linguist († 1978)
Died on August 11
- 1851 » Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (b. 1779)
- 1854 » Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1798)
- 1868 » Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1815)
- 1886 » Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1843)
- 1890 » John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)
- 1892 » Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
- 1903 » Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)
- 1908 » Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889)
- 1919 » Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)
- 1921 » Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (b. 1828)
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 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
- January 25 » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
- March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
- 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.
- October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
- December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Weather August 11, 1879
The temperature on August 11, 1879 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%.