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Born on Tuesday February 8, 1876
- Aagje Teeuw, Goudriaan
- Aaltje van der VLIET, Marum, Groningen, Nederland († 1905)
- Adriana van Leeuwen, Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1933)
- Aaltje van Bergen, Helpman († 1884)
- Aaltje Tornga, Hoogkerk, Groningen, Nederland († 1945)
- * Plonus (1) Hoogwerf, Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, NL († 1876)
- Adriaan Zeijlemaker, Vlieland († 1876)
- Aaltje Visscher, Dalfsen († 1962)
- Aaltje Oostmeijer, Kantens
- Aaltje Torringa, Hoogkerk († 1945)
Died on Tuesday February 8, 1876
- Alida van der Jagt (0), Moerkapelle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Andries Vrensen (40), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arij Bravenboer (36), Vierpolders
- Anke Jacobs Grouwstra (76), Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland
- Alida Uffelie (1), Muiden
- Arij WINTERS (66), Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Stolk (0), Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aleida te Kamp (81), Wehl
- Arendje Hendriks Paas (70), Assen, Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anne Marie Petronille Hannecart (62), Brussel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 8, 1876 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on February 8
- 1866 » Moses Gomberg, Ukrainian-American chemist and academic († 1947)
- 1876 » Paula Modersohn-Becker, German painter († 1907)
- 1878 » Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and academic († 1965)
- 1880 » Franz Marc, German soldier and painter († 1916)
- 1880 » Viktor Schwanneke, German actor and director († 1931)
- 1882 » Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot († 1908)
- 1883 » Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and political scientist († 1950)
- 1884 » Snowy Baker, Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor († 1953)
- 1886 » Charlie Ruggles, American actor († 1970)
- 1888 » Edith Evans, English actress († 1976)
Died on February 8
- 1849 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
- 1849 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (b. 1800)
- 1856 » Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)
- 1907 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1854)
- 1910 » Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (b. 1854)
- 1914 » Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (b. 1828)
- 1915 » François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838)
- 1921 » George Formby Sr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)
- 1921 » Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)
- 1928 » Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857)
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
- Jacoba
- Petronella
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 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.
- May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
- July 8 » The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant.
- August 31 » Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
- December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
Weather February 8, 1876
The temperature on February 8, 1876 was about -0.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.