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Born on Wednesday January 4, 1871
- Adriaan de Vos, Noordwelle († 1938)
- Almerin Marston, Richmond, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 1946)
- Adriana Leenaerts, Wuustwezel (B) († 1953)
- Anke van Dijk-, Zevenhuizen, Nederland († 1956)
- Aleida Theodora Winters, Herwen en Aerdt, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Elizabeth Kist, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Mozes Cohen de Lara, Haarlem Noord-Holland Nederland
- Aart Barte Kooijman, Vianen († 1931)
- Age Geerts van der Ploeg, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1871)
- Abraham Kloos, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday January 4, 1871
- Adriaan Melse (0), Meliskerke, Nederland
- Adriaan Melse (0), Meliskerke, Zeeland, NL
- Aaltje Dolman (0), Beekbergen (Apeldoorn), Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Stevens (80)
- Aaltje Roelofs LEEKSTRA (75), Appelscha, Oosterwolde, Oldeberkoop, Ooststellingwerf, Fryslân, Nederland
- Adriana Both (5), Woerden
- Adriaan Sebastiaan Zuurland (71), Scherpenisse, Zeeland, Nederland
- Aaltje Meijerts Tijssen (76), wieringen
- Altje Jans de Haan (76), Bergum
- Adriaan Sebastiaan Suurland (71), Scherpenisse
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 4, 1871 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Tilburgsche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
Born on January 4
- 1858 » Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1946)
- 1864 » Clara Emilia Smitt, Swedish doctor and author († 1928)
- 1869 » Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and umpire († 1960)
- 1874 » Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer († 1935)
- 1877 » Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet († 1943)
- 1878 » A. E. Coppard, English poet and short story writer († 1957)
- 1878 » Augustus John, Welsh painter and illustrator († 1961)
- 1881 » Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor († 1919)
- 1883 » Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch pathologist and academic († 1961)
- 1883 » Max Eastman, American author and poet († 1969)
Died on January 4
- 1863 » Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)
- 1874 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)
- 1877 » Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1794)
- 1880 » Anselm Feuerbach, German painter and educator (b. 1829)
- 1880 » Edward William Cooke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1811)
- 1882 » John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer (b. 1811)
- 1883 » Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)
- 1891 » Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
- 1896 » Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
- 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)
Names that were popular for boys in 1871
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Wilhelmus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1871
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Elizabeth
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1871
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
- March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
- March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
- May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
- October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
The weather on Wednesday January 4, 1871
The temperature on January 4, 1871 was about -8.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI