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Born on Saturday December 16, 1871
- Aart Maaskant, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht († 1937)
- Albertus Bouman, Veenendaal, Utrecht, Nederland († 1949)
- Aaltje HUMAN, Stellendam,, Pays-Bas († 1872)
- Andrea Johanna van de Veerdonk, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Abraham Landman, Kerkwerve († 1873)
- Alida van der Linden, Aarlanderveen
- Adriaan van Winkelen, Serooskerke, Zeeland, NL († 1872)
- Aantje Maria Vermeulen, Lexmond, 4128, Nederland († 1918)
- Adriaan van Winkelen, Serooskerke, Nederland († 1872)
- Alice Marie Louise STOOPS, Vilvoorde, Provincie Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders, Belgie
Died on Saturday December 16, 1871
- Aaltje Cornelisdr Klous (36), Assendelft
- (Stillbirth) ROZEMA (0), Noordhorn, Zuidhorn
- Aaltje Klous (36), Assendelft
- Albertje Gelderman (13), Heerde
- Aaltje Jannes Oosterkamp (81), Nijeberkoop
- "Maria" Anna Maria Anna Maria (70), Nistelrode, NL
- Aaltje Jarings Schuurman (73), Buitenpost, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- Adrianus van Vliet (34), Spijkenisse
- Aaltje Klous (36), Assendelft NH NL
- Aage Postuma (46), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 16, 1871 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De Curaçaosche courant
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
Born on December 16
- 1861 » Antonio de La Gándara, French painter and illustrator († 1917)
- 1863 » George Santayana, Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet († 1952)
- 1865 » Olavo Bilac, Brazilian journalist and poet († 1918)
- 1866 » Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-French painter and theorist († 1944)
- 1867 » Amy Carmichael, Irish missionary and humanitarian († 1951)
- 1869 » Bertha Lamme Feicht, American electrical engineer († 1943)
- 1869 » Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian physician and activist, co-founded the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization († 1952)
- 1872 » Anton Denikin, Russian general († 1947)
- 1882 » Jack Hobbs, English cricketer and journalist († 1963)
- 1882 » Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer, conductor, and musicologist († 1967)
Died on December 16
- 1809 » Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist (b. 1755)
- 1859 » Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist and author (b. 1786)
- 1892 » Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (b. 1810)
- 1897 » Alphonse Daudet, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)
- 1898 » Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and art collector (b. 1832)
- 1908 » American Horse, American tribal leader and educator (b. 1840)
- 1917 » Frank Gotch, American wrestler (b. 1878)
- 1921 » Camille Saint-Saëns, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1835)
- 1922 » Gabriel Narutowicz, Lithuanian–Polish engineer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Poland (b. 1865)
- 1928 » Elinor Wylie, American poet and author (b. 1885)
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.
- April 30 » The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
- May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
- September 20 » Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on Nukapu, now in the Solomon Islands.
- November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
- December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
The weather on Saturday December 16, 1871
The temperature on December 16, 1871 was about 4.1 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI