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• Annemie Compier, IJsselstein († 1879)
• Albertje Feiken, Stadskanaal, gem. Onstwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 1948)
• Alexandrina Primen, Temse
• Adriana Neeltje van Nes, Boskoop († 1966)
• Anna Hendrik Meinderts, Wergea (IDA), Idaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1966)
• Anna Maria Suurmeijer-, Kalkwijk, Nederland († 1934)
• Anna Verwaal, Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1962)
• Agatha Sloot, Franeker, Nederland († 1897)
• Aaltje Post, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1884)
• Aaltje VAN ESSO, Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1943)

• Anna Catharina Swaenepoel (78), Hooglede
• Caroline Philippa Honore Maria Josepha VAN LIMBURG STIRUM (47), Josse-St. Pierre Belgium
• Aalt Jansen (1), Putten
• Antonia Maria Caspel van (24), Loenen
• Abraham Jacobus Griessel (80), Fauresmith, South Africa
• Christianus Dijkers (84), Oud Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anthonia Maria van Caspel (24), Loenen (gem. Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht)
• Abraham van Oosten (4), Leiden
• Caroline Philippa Honoré Maria Josepha van Limburg-Stirum (47), Josse-St. Pierre
• Antonio Joaquim do Nascimento (79), Franca, São Paulo, Brasil

• 1867 » Umberto Giordano, Italian composer and academic († 1948)
• 1878 » George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1976)
• 1884 » Peter Fraser, Scottish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1950)
• 1885 » Vance Palmer, Australian author, playwright, and critic († 1959)
• 1887 » August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet († 1973)
• 1887 » István Kühár, Slovenian priest and politician († 1922)
• 1888 » Evadne Price, Australian actress, astrologer, and author († 1985)
• 1891 » Benno Schotz, Estonian-Scottish sculptor and engineer († 1984)
• 1894 » Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor and director († 1981)
• 1896 » Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian author, poet, and critic († 1982)

• 1818 » Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, American fur trader, founded Chicago (b. 1750)
• 1820 » Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor and urban planner (b. 1754)
• 1839 » William Smith, English geologist and engineer (b. 1769)
• 1888 » Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (b. 1835)
• 1891 » Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (b. 1814)
• 1900 » Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1903 » Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park (b. 1822)
• 1919 » Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)
• 1934 » Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)
• 1937 » George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)

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 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
• February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
• April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
• April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
• May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
• October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.

The temperature on August 28, 1879 was about 18.7 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.