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Died on Thursday September 5, 1872
- Alida Johanna van Zijp (0), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna van der Mark (4), Schiedam
- Akke Pieters Geertsma (0), Akkrum, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Adrianus Martinus Venderink (51), Westendorp (Wisch)
- Aaltje Kip (64), IJzevoorde,Ambt Doetinchem,Gelderland,Nederland
- Anthonia Galima Verheul (0), Utrecht, Nederland
- Aagje Zaal (0), Brielle
- Aagje van der Holst (6), Katwijk aan Zee
- Aaltjen KIP (64), Doetinchem, Gelderland, NEDERLAND
- Heuwer (0), Almelo
Born on September 5
- 1867 » Amy Beach, American pianist and composer († 1944)
- 1871 » Friedrich Akel, Estonian physician and politician, Head of State of Estonia (d 1941)
- 1872 » Horace Rice, Australian tennis player († 1950)
- 1872 » V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician († 1936)
- 1873 » Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American general and engineer († 1942)
- 1874 » Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager († 1959)
- 1876 » Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal († 1956)
- 1880 » José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr († 1936)
- 1881 » Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, English field marshal († 1964)
- 1881 » Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Foreign Minister of Austria († 1938)
Died on September 5
- 1836 » Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian actor and playwright (b. 1790)
- 1838 » Charles Percier, French architect and interior decorator (b. 1764)
- 1857 » Auguste Comte, French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1798)
- 1876 » Manuel Blanco Encalada, Chilean admiral and politician, 1st President of Chile (b. 1790)
- 1877 » Crazy Horse, American tribal leader (b. 1849)
- 1894 » George Stoneman, Jr., United States Army cavalry officer (b. 1822)
- 1898 » Sarah Emma Edmonds, Canadian-American nurse, soldier, and spy (b. 1841)
- 1901 » Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist and academic (b. 1853)
- 1902 » Rudolf Virchow, German anthropologist, pathologist, and biologist (b. 1821)
- 1906 » Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher (b. 1844)
Names that were popular for boys in 1872
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- 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 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
- 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.
- June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
- November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
- November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
- November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
The weather on Thursday September 5, 1872
The temperature on September 5, 1872 was about 25.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI