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Born on Thursday August 24, 1871
- * Cornelis Pieter Luijnenburg, Gouda († 1943)
- Adriana Lavrijssen, Reusel († 1963)
- Adriana Lamberta van der Vis († 1949)
- Adam Laudwein, Föhren, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Adriaan de Wolf, Serooskerke († 1872)
- Adriaan Zweedijk, Krabbendijke († 1886)
- Adriana Margaretha Erp van, Leeuwarden, Fr, Nederland
- Alle Schadenberg, Haulerwijk (Ooststellingwerf
- Albertus VERSCHUUREN, Gemert (Noord Brabant) (NL)
- Annegien Snijders, Oosterhesselen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1945)
Died on Thursday August 24, 1871
- Anna Stravers (86), Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albert Euverman (65), Avereest
- Albert Kluyver (57), Woerden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albert (Hendriks) Euverman (65), Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aagje Bakker (31), Gorinchem
- Antonetta Maria Hamers (1), Tilburg
- Anna Margaretha Sophia de Vogel (16), Delft,Gemeente Delft,South Holland,Netherlands
- Akke Syttes Keimpema (81), Eernewoude, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- ?? van Weelden (0), (NB) Vught
- Albertje Albertijn Kwant (80), Haren, Haren, Groningen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 24, 1871 at Delpher
Born on August 24
- 1860 » David Bowman, Australian lawyer and politician († 1916)
- 1862 » Zonia Baber, American geographer and geologist († 1956)
- 1863 » Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer († 1918)
- 1865 » Ferdinand I of Romania († 1927)
- 1872 » Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist († 1956)
- 1884 » Earl Derr Biggers, American author and playwright († 1933)
- 1887 » Harry Hooper, American baseball player († 1974)
- 1888 » Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company († 1942)
- 1890 » Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer († 1968)
- 1890 » Jean Rhys, Dominican-English novelist († 1979)
Died on August 24
- 1818 » James Carr, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
- 1821 » John William Polidori, English writer and physician (b. 1795)
- 1832 » Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (b. 1796)
- 1838 » Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (b. 1790)
- 1841 » John Ordronaux, French-American soldier (b. 1778)
- 1841 » Theodore Hook, English civil servant and composer (b. 1788)
- 1888 » Rudolf Clausius, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1822)
- 1895 » Albert F. Mummery, English mountaineer and author (b. 1855)
- 1923 » Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (b. 1856)
- 1930 » Tom Norman, English businessman and showman (b. 1860)
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 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.
- January 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
- April 30 » The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
- 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).
- August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
The weather on Thursday August 24, 1871
The temperature on August 24, 1871 was about 19.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI