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Born on Wednesday January 17, 1872
- Adriana van Dongen, Oud en Nieuw Gastel
- Adriana Boekraad, Montfoort († 1902)
- Aartje Brummel, Oldebroek, Nederland
- Andries van Oeveren, Vlaardingen, Nederland († 1872)
- Adrianus van der Steen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Andries van Oeveren, Vlaardingen († 1872)
- Angelina Delphina Maes, Herentals, België († 1943)
- Alida Frederika Averink, Almelo († 1872)
- Achilles Ferdinandus Van Daele, Marke, Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen
- Aloisius van Tichelen, Essen(Blg.) († 1952)
Died on Wednesday January 17, 1872
- Andries Wiegersma (79), Dantumadeel
- Arie Rab (29), Den Burg
- Ardina van Son (9), Vlijmen
- Annigje Pieters Nijboer (76), Bonnerveen
- Aaltje Lootsma (34), Stavoren, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna van den Bos (0), Sliedrecht
- Andries Wiegers Wiegersma (79), Akkerwoude, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Bueters (51), Berchem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Catherina Kunz (55), Delft
- Anna (1) van den Bos (0), Sliedrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1872 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Arnhemsche courant
Born on January 17
- 1865 » Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of New Zealand († 1951)
- 1867 » Carl Laemmle, German-born American film producer, co-founded Universal Studios († 1939)
- 1867 » Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel, pilot, and polo player († 1934)
- 1871 » David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, English admiral († 1936)
- 1871 » Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania († 1940)
- 1875 » Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan journalist and playwright († 1910)
- 1876 » Frank Hague, American lawyer and politician, 30th Mayor of Jersey City († 1956)
- 1877 » Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková, Czech botanist and zoologist († 1937)
- 1877 » May Gibbs, English-Australian author and illustrator († 1969)
- 1880 » Mack Sennett, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer († 1960)
Died on January 17
- 1861 » Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (b. 1821)
- 1863 » Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
- 1869 » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
- 1878 » Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (b. 1812)
- 1884 » Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist (b. 1804)
- 1887 » William Giblin, Australian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)
- 1888 » Big Bear, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1825)
- 1891 » George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1800)
- 1893 » Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (b. 1822)
- 1903 » Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
Names that were popular for boys in 1872
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1872
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Marie
- Helena
- Elizabeth
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1872
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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.
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
- March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
- July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
- September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
- November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
- December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
The weather on Wednesday January 17, 1872
The temperature on January 17, 1872 was about 2.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI