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Died on Tuesday August 15, 1876
- Bruno Weiss (0), Paczków, Opolskie, Poland
- Aloisia_ Balógh de Mankó-Bük (33), Budapest,Budapest,Ungarn,1011,H
- Anjeliena Huizinga (1), Wildervank, Groningen, Nederland
- Antonius van Beek (71), Hoogland, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adrianus Burger (11), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham de Jong (0), Gouda
- Catharina (Katharina) Wittebol (56), Hellevoetsluis, Nederland
- Antonius van Beek, Hoogland, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aloysius Joannes SEGHERS (0), Temse,9140,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Berendina Berendsen (0), Ede, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 15, 1876 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De standaard
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on August 15
- 1872 » Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher († 1950)
- 1873 » Ramaprasad Chanda, Indian archaeologist and historian († 1942)
- 1875 » Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English pianist, violinist, and composer († 1912)
- 1876 » Stylianos Gonatas, Greek colonel and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Greece († 1966)
- 1877 » Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna († 1941)
- 1879 » Ethel Barrymore, American actress († 1959)
- 1881 » Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist and politician († 1956)
- 1882 » Gisela Richter, English archaeologist and art historian († 1972)
- 1882 » Marion Bauer, American composer and critic († 1955)
- 1883 » Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect († 1962)
Died on August 15
- 1844 » José María Coppinger, governor of Spanish East Florida (b. 1733)
- 1852 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
- 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
- 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
- 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
- 1917 » Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
- 1925 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
- 1928 » Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)
- 1935 » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
- 1935 » Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
Names that were popular for boys in 1876
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Wilhelmus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1876
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Elizabeth
- Marie
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1876
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 26 » Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing dynasty China.
- April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
- May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
- June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
- November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
- December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
The weather on Tuesday August 15, 1876
The temperature on August 15, 1876 was about 29.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI