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Born on Wednesday February 14, 1872
- Adrianus Cornelis van den Heuvel, Werkendam († 1873)
- Adriaan van Gool, Oosterhout († 1908)
- Adrianus de Cock, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1955)
- Anna Catharina van 't Geloof, Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe
- Anna Maria Brabander, Koningsbosch, Netherlands († 1957)
- Adriana Maria Alijda de Meij, rotterdam († 1937)
- Adrianus Tenwolde, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
- Alida Anna van der Geest, Warmond, Teylingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
- Aaltje Rodenhuis, Leeuwarden († 1874)
- Adrianus Tenwolde, Rotterdam († 1951)
Died on Wednesday February 14, 1872
- Annechien Komduur (47), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Albertus van Ginkel (10), Kallenbroek, gem Barneveld, NL
- Adrianus Bos (57), Capelle aan den IJssel,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Bethlehem (0), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Mäsker (0), Dankern, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- TEUBEN, Hoogezand
- Abraham de Jong (0), Bunschoten
- Aartje van Groeningen, IJsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland
- Annechien Comdeur (47), Emmen
- Verdonck Bartholomeus (70), Loenhout, Antwerpen, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 14, 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 February 14
- 1855 » Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist († 1931)
- 1859 » George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel († 1896)
- 1860 » Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany († 1954)
- 1869 » Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1959)
- 1878 » Julius Nieuwland, Belgian priest, chemist and academic († 1936)
- 1882 » John Barrymore, American actor († 1942)
- 1884 » Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright († 1974)
- 1884 » Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish actor and director († 1947)
- 1890 » Dick Richards Welsh international footballer, forward
- 1890 » Nina Hamnett, Welsh-English painter and author († 1956)
Died on February 14
- 1831 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer (b. 1771)
- 1831 » Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (b. 1782)
- 1870 » St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (b. 1815)
- 1881 » Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1812)
- 1884 » Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (b. 1813)
- 1885 » Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (b. 1832)
- 1891 » William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)
- 1894 » Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
- 1901 » Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1819)
- 1910 » Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (b. 1849)
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.
- 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 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
- September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
- November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
- December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
The weather on Wednesday February 14, 1872
The temperature on February 14, 1872 was about 6.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 74%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI