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Born on Monday January 29, 1872
- Adriaantje Verheuvel, Goudriaan († 1922)
- Aaltje Schaftenaar, Oene, Epe, Gelderland, The Netherlands († 1960)
- Adrien Pilon
- Amelia Charlotta HORNUNG, Surabaya († 1913)
- Aart Arie Dalm, Giessen († 1872)
- Clemens Maria Antonetta, Baarle-Nassau, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alvira (Elvira)(Vi) Woolley, Alabama († 1896)
- André Maurits Evers, Enschede († 1950)
- Alida Berendina Alingh, Gasselte, Drenthe, Nederland († 1872)
- Nijland († 1872)
Died on Monday January 29, 1872
- Alberta van Leijenhorst (63), Arnhem
- Alexander Kyger (62), Rockingham County, Virginia
- Antoinetta Henriette Schade (0), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, NL
- Adrian Vanlandschoot (60), Knokke
- Adriana Margaretha Johanna Gijberts van Hogendorp (64), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Mulder (5), Genemuiden
- Aaltje van der Bend (8), Dedemsvaart
- Anna Catharina Schoeters (59), Koningshooikt, België
- Andries Pieket (69), Leiden, Langegracht
- Aafke Folkerts Vos (55)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 29, 1872 at Delpher
Born on January 29
- 1862 » Frederick Delius, English composer († 1934)
- 1866 » Julio Peris Brell, Spanish painter († 1944)
- 1866 » Romain Rolland, French historian, author, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 1944)
- 1867 » Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish journalist and author († 1928)
- 1870 » Süleyman Nazif, Turkish poet and civil servant († 1927)
- 1874 » John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist († 1960)
- 1876 » Havergal Brian, English composer († 1972)
- 1877 » Georges Catroux, French general and diplomat († 1969)
- 1880 » W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter († 1946)
- 1881 » Alice Catherine Evans, American microbiologist († 1975)
Died on January 29
- 1820 » George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
- 1829 » István Pauli, Hungarian-Slovenian priest and poet (b. 1760)
- 1829 » Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras, French captain and politician (b. 1755)
- 1870 » Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)
- 1871 » Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, Canadian author (b. 1786)
- 1888 » Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (b. 1812)
- 1899 » Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (b. 1839)
- 1906 » Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1818)
- 1928 » Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)
- 1931 » Henri Mathias Berthelot, French general during World War I (b. 1861)
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.
- January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
- February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
- March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
- May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
- December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.
- December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
The weather on Monday January 29, 1872
The temperature on January 29, 1872 was about 5.6 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI