About the day » Monday October 2, 1876Calender converter

• Albert Scheer, Blokzijl († 1906)
• Alberta Wilhelmina Susanna Gijssen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1927)
• *Pieter Gijsbertus Roza, Spaardam († 1963)
• Aaltje Russchenberg, Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland († 1961)
• Albert Dik, Djokjakarta, Nederlandsch Indië
• , Schijndel, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1960)
• Ermes Johannes Baptist, Chaam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1960)
• Adriaan Cornelis Rieberghs, Poppel (Antwerpen) (België)
• Adriana De JONGSTE, Numansdorp († 1882)
• Aaltje Lubbers, Ermerveld Sleen

• Adrianus van der Tuijn (30), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Schilperoort (71), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Groot (60), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana de Boom (52), Nieuw-Lekkerland (Molenlanden)
• Aart Stoutenburg (64), Eemnes 28
• Arend Jan REXWINKEL (70), Varsseveld Wisch
• Abraham Fairbanks Doremus (0), Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
• Cramer (0), Zwartemeer, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adrianus van der Tuijn (30), Schiedam,-
• Adriana van der Klein (71), Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel

• 1869 » Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher († 1948)
• 1871 » Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate († 1955)
• 1871 » Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscaper and author († 1959)
• 1873 » Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager († 1963)
• 1873 » Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician († 1924)
• 1875 » Pattie Ruffner Jacobs, American suffragist († 1935)
• 1879 » Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator († 1955)
• 1882 » Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel († 1945)
• 1883 » Karl von Terzaghi, Czech-American geologist and engineer († 1963)
• 1883 » Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler († 1950)

• 1803 » Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1722)
• 1804 » Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)
• 1850 » Sarah Biffen, English painter (b. 1784)
• 1853 » François Arago, French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France (b. 1786)
• 1920 » Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)
• 1927 » Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1938 » Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)
• 1938 » André Lagache, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1885)
• 1943 » John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1855)
• 1947 » P. D. Ouspensky, Russian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Hendrikus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Aaltje
12. Neeltje
13. Trijntje
14. Antje
15. Petronella
16. Jacoba

• 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.
• March 10 » The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
• April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
• August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
• 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.

The temperature on October 2, 1876 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%.