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January 1876Born on Saturday January 1, 1876
- Aaltje Otter, Dwarsgracht Giethoorn († 1876)
- Abrahamma Jacoba Shrier, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Franciscus BOELEN, Zaltbommel, 1951, Gelderland, Nederland († 1960)
- Aaltje Harwig, Den Ham, Overijssel, Nederland († 1877)
- Abraham Pietersz van der Hout, 's-Gravenzande
- Abraham Johannis van Dommele, Stavenisse, Zeeland, Nederland († 1960)
- Albert (Busty) ROUNDS, Constable, Franklin, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1945)
- Both, rotterdam (zuid holland)
- Aartje Bruinink, Harderwijk
- Adrianus Josephus Haans, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1943)
Died on Saturday January 1, 1876
- Antonia Eka(e)ma (56), Goor
- Antje Bruntink (66)
- Adrianus Pieter van Welij (1), Dodewaard
- Aart Copier (55), Culemborg
- antonia kerkhof (0), nistelrode
- Aart Copier (55), Culemborg, The Netherlands
- Anna Maria van Starrenburg (72), Voorschoten, Holland, Netherlands
- Alida Hendrica Rietbergen (38), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Amarinda Camp (71), Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Maria Nas (1), Nijmegen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 1, 1876 at Delpher
Born on January 1
- 1867 » Mary Ackworth Evershed, English astronomer and scholar († 1949)
- 1874 » Frank Knox, American publisher and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1944)
- 1874 » Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer († 1927)
- 1877 » Alexander von Staël-Holstein, German sinologist and orientalist († 1937)
- 1878 » Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician, statistician, and engineer († 1929)
- 1879 » E. M. Forster, English author and playwright († 1970)
- 1879 » William Fox, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer, founded the Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres († 1952)
- 1883 » William J. Donovan, American general, lawyer, and politician († 1959)
- 1884 » Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant, engineer, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company († 1949)
- 1887 » Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral († 1945)
Died on January 1
- 1846 » John Torrington, English sailor and explorer (b. 1825)
- 1853 » Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (b. 1778)
- 1862 » Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian mathematician and physicist (b. 1801)
- 1881 » Louis Auguste Blanqui, French activist (b. 1805)
- 1892 » Roswell B. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 25th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
- 1894 » Heinrich Hertz, German physicist and academic (b. 1857)
- 1896 » Alfred Ely Beach, American publisher and lawyer, created the Beach Pneumatic Transit (b. 1826)
- 1906 » Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian farmer and politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (b. 1833)
- 1918 » William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet and author (b. 1858)
- 1921 » Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1856)
Names that were popular for boys in 1876
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
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.
- February 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
- August 31 » Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
- November 17 » Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.
- December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
- December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
Weather January 1, 1876
The temperature on January 1, 1876 was about 4.3 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.