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May 28, 1873Born on Thursday May 29, 1873
- Andries Rampion, Bakhuizen, De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Nederland († 1956)
- Aaltje de Roode, Smilde († 1923)
- Anna Maria Platenburg, Wamel († 1875)
- Antje Nuis, Meerland gemeente Oldambt Groningen († 1940)
- Adrianus Kemmeren, Loon op Zand († 1874)
- Antje Eilderts Nuis, Meerland (Midwolda) († 1940)
- Aagje Trouwborst, Krimpen aan de IJssel
- Aaron Magiel Buitekant, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England († 1931)
- Anna Maria Beks, Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1960)
- Anna Cornelia van den Muijsenberg
Died on Thursday May 29, 1873
- Angenitha Tieken (70), Zelhem
- Anna Maria Thielen (36), Bergen L
- Angenietha Tieken (70), Zelhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adrianus tweeling Bruijnseels (0)
- Alida Petronella Rijnbende (0), Schiedam
- Annigje Sikkens (30), Borger, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alida Johanna Musschaert (65), Leiden,Zuid Holland,Nederland
- Antonet van der VELDEN (59), Boekel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antje Sluis (15), Oosterleek, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adolphine Obeline Constance Bernard (3), Gozée, Hainaut, Belgique
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 29, 1873 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Tilburgsche courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on May 29
- 1860 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer († 1909)
- 1871 » Clark Voorhees, American painter († 1933)
- 1873 » Rudolf Tobias, Estonian organist and composer († 1918)
- 1874 » G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright († 1936)
- 1880 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher († 1936)
- 1892 » Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author († 1938)
- 1893 » Max Brand, American journalist and author († 1944)
- 1894 » Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer († 1989)
- 1894 » Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1969)
- 1897 » Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1957)
Died on May 29
- 1847 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
- 1862 » Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)
- 1866 » Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)
- 1873 » Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)
- 1892 » Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1817)
- 1896 » Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and academic (b. 1814)
- 1903 » Bruce Price, American architect, designed the Château Frontenac and American Surety Building (b. 1845)
- 1910 » Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
- 1911 » W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (b. 1836)
- 1914 » Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving, English author and playwright (b. 1871)
Names that were popular for boys in 1873
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1873
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Helena
- Grietje
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1873
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
- March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
- June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
- July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
- August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
- August 30 » Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.
The weather on Thursday May 29, 1873
The temperature on May 29, 1873 was about 12.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI