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Born on Wednesday August 23, 1876
- alice RICHARD, Wasmes (Belgium)
- Alegonda Alida Catharina Ruding, Groningen († 1892)
- Franssen, Veldwezelt († 1876)
- Alphonsius CASTELEYN, Roeselare († 1876)
- Albert Jules MAHIEU, Wervik,8940,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie,Belgie († 1961)
- Anna Maria Bosma, Oldemarkt, Overijssel, Nederland († 1951)
- Alice Agnes Robertson, Cape, South Africa
- Antonie Houtappels, Bergeijk
- Anna Clotilde BAZIN, Givardon (18 Cher), France († 1934)
- Knap, Rotterdam († 1876)
Died on Wednesday August 23, 1876
- Antonie Aarts (38), Ammerzoden
- Aartje van Lambalgen (22), Baarn
- Anna Maria van Laarhoven (72), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Esselina KOOIJMANS (0), Gorinchem
- Anna Maria Meursen (76), Arnhem
- Antje Schuit (0), Berkhout, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jansma van der Ploeg (0), 's Gravenhage
- Antonij Aarts (38), Ammerzoden (Gld.), Maasdriel (Gld.)
- Anne Minnes Minnisma (71), Doniawerstal
- Alphonsus Waltherus Dirks (0), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 23, 1876 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- 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
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on August 23
- 1867 » Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic († 1948)
- 1868 » Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright († 1950)
- 1872 » Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra († 1957)
- 1875 » Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor († 1946)
- 1875 » William Eccles, English physicist and engineer († 1966)
- 1877 » István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic († 1959)
- 1880 » Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author († 1932)
- 1883 » Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1953)
- 1884 » Ogden L. Mills, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1937)
- 1884 » Will Cuppy, American author and critic († 1949)
Died on August 23
- 1831 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
- 1831 » Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
- 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
- 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
- 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
- 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
- 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
- 1926 » Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)
- 1927 » Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1888)
- 1927 » Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1891)
Names that were popular for boys in 1876
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1876
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Adriana
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Antje
- Petronella
- Jacoba
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.
- January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
- March 7 » Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".
- May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
- August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
- October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
- November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
Weather August 23, 1876
The temperature on August 23, 1876 was about 16.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.