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Born on Friday December 8, 1871
- van Holstein († 1934)
- Anna Katherine Högnes, Albertshofen, Bavaria, Duitsland († 1954)
- Albert Stapel, Dickninge, De Wijk, De Wolden,, Drenthe, Nederland († 1952)
- Adam Heinrich Heinrich Koch Kock, Maastricht († 1931)
- Adrianus Jacobus Aloisius Leeflang, Rotterdam († 1940)
- Anke Johanna Popma, Joure († 1922)
- Aafke Wytzes Kloosterman, Surhuizum († 1963)
- Adriana Wildt, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1904)
- Albertha Cornelia (2) Olthuis, Wijhe (Olst-Wijhe)
- Adriaan van Dijke, St. Philipsland, Zeeland, Nederland
Died on Friday December 8, 1871
- Cornelia (Martina) Zuidweg (31), Nisse
- Antje Veeter (56), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Abner H Hilton (73), Anson, Somerset, Maine, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Agnes Graffen (Graaff) (84), Tilburg
- Abraham de Zwart (22), Bergen op Zoom
- Aafke Sipkes Hanenburg (30), Bolsward
- Albert Alberts Pieter Schrik (59), Nieuwe Pekela, Nederland
- Antonie IPSKAMP (0), Angerlo (Gld.)
- Anna Agnes Graffen (83), Tilburg
- Aaltje Aarts van Dronkelaar (68), Kallenbroek (Barneveld), Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 8, 1871 at Delpher
Born on December 8
- 1862 » Georges Feydeau, French playwright († 1921)
- 1863 » Charles Lincoln Edwards, American zoologist († 1937)
- 1864 » Camille Claudel, French illustrator and sculptor († 1943)
- 1865 » Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician and academic († 1963)
- 1865 » Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer († 1957)
- 1865 » Rüdiger von der Goltz, German general († 1946)
- 1874 » Ernst Moro, Austrian physician and pediatrician († 1951)
- 1875 » Frederik Buch, Danish actor and screenwriter († 1925)
- 1877 » Paul Ladmirault, French pianist, violinist, and composer († 1944)
- 1880 » Johannes Aavik, Estonian linguist and philologist († 1973)
Died on December 8
- 1830 » Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French philosopher and author (b. 1767)
- 1856 » Theobald Mathew, Irish social reformer and temperance movement leader (b. 1790)
- 1859 » Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (b. 1785)
- 1864 » George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1815)
- 1869 » Narcisa de Jesús, Ecuadorian saint (b. 1832)
- 1885 » William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1821)
- 1886 » Isaac Lea, American conchologist, geologist, and publisher (b. 1792)
- 1894 » Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1821)
- 1903 » Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (b. 1820)
- 1907 » Oscar II of Sweden (b. 1829)
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.
- March 21 » Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
- May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
- May 28 » The Paris Commune falls after two months.
- July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
- December 26 » Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years and the score has been lost.
The weather on Friday December 8, 1871
The temperature on December 8, 1871 was about -9.6 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI