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Born on Wednesday December 11, 1872
- Adrianus Bronts, Dinther, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1918)
- Aart van der Marel, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1946)
- Adam Scholten, ,, Velp († 1945)
- Alida Drenth, Groningen († 1872)
- Alice Victorine van der Smissen, St Joost ten Node, Brabant, België († 1955)
- Albert Reit, Bellingwolde († 1963)
- Adrianus van der Schoor, Charlois († 1873)
- Adriana Egberdina Cornelia Boehlé, Rotterdam († 1945)
- Aleida Maria Van der Heijden, Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland († 1945)
- Albert Reit, Bellingwolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1963)
Died on Wednesday December 11, 1872
- Adrianus van Baardwijk (1), Nieuwkuijk
- Berend Willem HEINEN (43), Wisch(Geld)
- Olivier (71)
- Anna Elisabeth Cuypers (84), Morkhoven
- Anna ter Haak (4), Wormerveer (Zaanstad), Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Didden (0), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Agatha de Vos (0), Antwerpen
- Aily Biekens (56), Maastricht
- Adam Bie, van der (26), Weltevreden, Ned. Indië
- Antonius Ludovicus Couckuyt (67), Gullegem, WVL, B
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 11, 1872 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- De standaard
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on December 11
- 1861 » Frederick Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 5th Baron Ventry, British Army officer and Anglo-Irish peer († 1923)
- 1863 » Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic († 1941)
- 1872 » René Bull, British illustrator and photographer († 1942)
- 1873 » Josip Plemelj, Slovenian mathematician and academic († 1967)
- 1875 » Yehuda Leib Maimon, Moldovan-Israeli rabbi and politician († 1962)
- 1880 » Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire († 1951)
- 1882 » Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City († 1947)
- 1882 » Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1970)
- 1882 » Subramania Bharati, Indian journalist and poet († 1921)
- 1884 » Piet Ooms, Dutch swimmer and water polo player († 1961)
Died on December 11
- 1826 » Maria Leopoldina of Austria (b. 1797)
- 1840 » Emperor Kōkaku of Japan (b. 1771)
- 1872 » Kamehameha V of Hawaii (b. 1830)
- 1880 » Oliver Winchester, American businessman, founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company (b. 1810)
- 1892 » William Milligan, Scottish theologian and scholar (b. 1821)
- 1906 » Charles Townsend, American fencer, engineer, and academic (b. 1872)
- 1909 » Ludwig Mond, German-born chemist and British industrialist who discovered the metal carbonyls (b. 1839)
- 1913 » Carl von In der Maur, Governor of Liechtenstein (b. 1852)
- 1918 » Ivan Cankar, Slovenian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876)
- 1920 » Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist (b. 1855)
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.
- April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
- 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.
- November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
- November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
- December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
The weather on Wednesday December 11, 1872
There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI