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Born on Sunday January 8, 1871
- Aalbert van Maanen, Barneveld († 1948)
- Aart van 't Goor, Hierden
- Aalbert Van Maanen, Voorthuizen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1948)
- * Johannes van Zeelst, Ammerzoden († 1919)
- Andrew Jackson Schoolcraft, Pulaski County, Kentucky († 1915)
- Albert James HAMMOND, Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England
- Aaltje de Boer, Wonseradeel Friesland Parrega († 1943)
- Adrianus Josephus Michiels, Herselt, België
- Andreas Schlamp, Großmehringen (Duitsland)
- Amelia Augusta Wesley Sanford Fales, Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1965)
Died on Sunday January 8, 1871
- Aaltje de Jong (51), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje de Jong (51), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje ten HAVE (83), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adrianus Molengraaf (77), Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aafje Oskam (0), Jaarsveld
- Aaltjen Coenders (45), Brummen
- Adriaan Vos, Capelle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alida Stout (64), Lekkerkerk
- Aaltje Willems ten Have (83), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Albert Rezee (78), Uitgeest
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 8, 1871 at Delpher
Born on January 8
- 1862 » Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company († 1934)
- 1864 » Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale († 1892)
- 1865 » Winnaretta Singer, American philanthropist († 1943)
- 1866 » William G. Conley, American educator and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia († 1940)
- 1867 » Emily Greene Balch, American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1961)
- 1870 » Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1930)
- 1871 » James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish captain and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland († 1940)
- 1873 » Iuliu Maniu, Romanian lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania († 1953)
- 1876 » Arturs Alberings, Latvian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Latvia († 1934)
- 1879 » Charles Bryant, English-American actor and director († 1948)
Died on January 8
- 1853 » Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene-Hungarian poet and educator (b. 1788)
- 1854 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (b. 1768)
- 1865 » Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1779)
- 1874 » Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French historian and archaeologist (b. 1814)
- 1878 » Gauchito Gil, Argentinian saint (b. 1847)
- 1878 » Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1821)
- 1880 » Emperor Norton, English-American businessman (b. 1811)
- 1883 » Miska Magyarics, Slovene-Hungarian poet (b. 1825)
- 1896 » Paul Verlaine, French poet and writer (b. 1844)
- 1896 » William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)
Names that were popular for boys in 1871
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1871
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Antje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Elizabeth
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.
- February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
- June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
- July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
- October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.
- December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
Weather January 8, 1871
The temperature on January 8, 1871 was about 1.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.