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March 1, 1876Born on Thursday March 2, 1876
- Alice Harlan, Stephens County, Texas († 1967)
- Abram Glas, Broek op Langedijk († 1896)
- "Anne-Marie" Josèphe Eugénie de Place, Bourges, Cher, France († 1905)
- Alfred Frederic Marie WARIE, Gent († 1946)
- Alida Hendrika Maria van Yperen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1918)
- Adriana BAARS, 's-Gravendeel,Zuid Holland,Netherlands († 1876)
- de raaf († 1945)
- Alberdine Molenkamp, Stapelmoor, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen († 1882)
- Adam Bekker, Noord-Scharwoude, Langedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1876)
- Adrianus Johannes van der Burg, Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Thursday March 2, 1876
- Aart Helsloot (0), Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Hendriks Holtrop (65), Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth Jans Reincke (88), Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Alje Bonthuis Toxopeus (59), Heveskes (gem. Eemsdelta)
- (62), Tubbergen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Alje Bonthuis Toxopeus (59), Delfzijl
- Aaltje van 't Hul (53), Kamperveen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aaltje Borgesius (57), Groningen
- Marijn Dulst (51), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
- Adrianus Johannes Josephus van Rijswijk (1), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 2, 1876 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Tilburgsche courant
- 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 March 2
- 1859 » Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright († 1916)
- 1860 » Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician († 1961)
- 1862 » John Jay Chapman, American lawyer, author, and poet († 1933)
- 1876 » Pope Pius XII († 1958)
- 1878 » William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American sailor and race car driver († 1944)
- 1886 » Kurt Grelling, German logician and philosopher († 1942)
- 1886 » Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director († 1962)
- 1900 » Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer († 1950)
- 1901 » Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher († 1984)
- 1902 » Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy († 1972)
Died on March 2
- 1835 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1768)
- 1840 » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (b. 1758)
- 1855 » Nicholas I, Russian emperor (b. 1796)
- 1864 » Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (b. 1842)
- 1865 » Carl Sylvius Völkner, German-New Zealand priest and missionary (b. 1819)
- 1880 » John Benjamin Macneill, Irish engineer (b. 1790)
- 1895 » Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
- 1895 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
- 1896 » Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
- 1921 » Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)
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.
- March 10 » The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
- May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
- May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
- November 17 » Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.
- 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 Thursday March 2, 1876
The temperature on March 2, 1876 was about 6.0 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI