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Born on Sunday October 29, 1871
- Albert Steven Vijge, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1946)
- Adriana Blaak, Nieuw-Beijerland, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1945)
- Adriana Antonetta Nijsen, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriaan Amersdorffer, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1896)
- Alida van Slingerland, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Wilhelmina Nijssen, Steenbergen
- Adriaan Amersdorffer, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1896)
- Alphonse Albert AERNOUT, Hondschoote, 59122, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1901)
- Vijge, Apeldoorn († 1946)
- Adriana Gerritje van der Wel, Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday October 29, 1871
- Anthonius van Wissen (82), Huissen
- Anna Maria Henderickx (67), Kortrijk, België
- Albert van den Beld (0), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
- Alexander LAEVEREN (72), Zichem
- Aldert Klaassen Veltman (81), Bedum
- Catharina Wielemaker (0), Koudekerke
- Alberdina Jansonius (0), Appingedam (gem. Eemsdelta)
- Anne Julie Tops, Saint Trond
- Catharina Gertrudis van Essen (71), Tegelen
- Anna Elisabeth Vromans (38), Rosmalen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 29, 1871 at Delpher
Born on October 29
- 1861 » Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter († 1904)
- 1866 » Antonio Luna, Filipino general and politician († 1899)
- 1875 » Marie of Romania († 1938)
- 1877 » Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film producer († 1966)
- 1877 » Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer and coach († 1973)
- 1879 » Alva B. Adams, American lawyer and politician († 1941)
- 1879 » Franz von Papen, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany († 1969)
- 1880 » Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist and academic († 1960)
- 1881 » John DeWitt, American football player and hammer thrower († 1930)
- 1882 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright († 1944)
Died on October 29
- 1829 » Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (b. 1751)
- 1877 » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (b. 1821)
- 1885 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1826)
- 1892 » William Harnett, American painter (b. 1848)
- 1897 » Henry George, American journalist, philosopher, and economist (b. 1839)
- 1901 » Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of William McKinley (b. 1873)
- 1905 » Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian weight thrower and shot putter (b. 1873)
- 1911 » Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher, lawyer, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (b. 1847)
- 1916 » John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (b. 1851)
- 1918 » Rudolf Tobias, Estonian-German organist and composer (b. 1873)
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.
- January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
- June 10 » Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
- 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 29 » The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
- September 20 » Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on Nukapu, now in the Solomon Islands.
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
Weather October 29, 1871
The temperature on October 29, 1871 was about 9.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 58%.