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March 28, 1876Died on Wednesday March 29, 1876
- Arie Pieter Hoogendam (0), Rotterdam
- "Ferdinand" Charles Joseph de Spoelberch (46), Saint-Trond, Belgique
- Anna Helena Prinses Reuss van Köstritz (11), Jänkendorf, Saksen
- Adriana Kapteijns (68), Den Dungen
- Arie Pieter Hoogendam (0), Rotterdam
- N.N. Zijlmans (0), Waspik
- Anna Slik (0), Sappemeer,, Groningen, Nederland
- Albertus ten Cate (49), Hengelo
- (Stillborn) VAN DER WAL (0), Baarderadeel Friesland Netherlands
- Aaltje Schukelaar (52), Veenhuizen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 29, 1876 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on March 29
- 1867 » Cy Young, American baseball player and manager († 1955)
- 1869 » Aleš Hrdlička, Czech-American anthropologist and scholar († 1943)
- 1869 » Sir Edwin Lutyens, British architect († 1944)
- 1870 » Pavlos Melas, French-Greek captain († 1904)
- 1871 » Tom Hayward, English cricketer († 1939)
- 1872 » Hal Colebatch, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Western Australia († 1953)
- 1873 » Tullio Levi-Civita, Jewish-Italian mathematician and academic († 1941)
- 1874 » Lou Henry Hoover, American wife of Herbert Hoover, 33rd First Lady of the United States († 1944)
- 1876 » Friedrich Traun, German sprinter and tennis player († 1908)
- 1884 » Ed Archibald, Canadian pole vaulter († 1965)
Died on March 29
- 1848 » John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman (b. 1763)
- 1855 » Henri Druey, Swiss politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1799)
- 1873 » Francesco Zantedeschi, Italian priest and physicist (b. 1797)
- 1877 » Inazuma Raigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 7th Yokozuna (b. 1802)
- 1888 » Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (b. 1813)
- 1891 » Georges Seurat, French painter (b. 1859)
- 1891 » John Plankinton, American businessman and industrialist, also noted for philanthropy (b. 1820)
- 1900 » Cyrus K. Holliday, American businessman (b. 1826)
- 1905 » William Plankinton, American businessman, industrialist and banker (b. 1843)
- 1906 » Slava Raškaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)
Names that were popular for boys in 1876
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Wilhelmus
- Joseph
- 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.
- April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
- June 4 » An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
- June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
- September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
- October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
- 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 weather on Wednesday March 29, 1876
The temperature on March 29, 1876 was about 9.9 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI