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May 23, 1877Born on Thursday May 24, 1877
- Aleida Gallman, Deventer
- Anna Cornelia Beulen, Echt, Limburg, Nederland
- Albert Eeuwijk, Herwijnen, Nederland († 1885)
- ? ? († 1878)
- Adriana Neeltje ter Louw, Lange Ruige Weide († 1899)
- Amandus Carolus DE LEEUW, Niel,2845,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Anna Elisabeth Bernardina VROEMEN, Broeksittard (NL/LI) († 1915)
- Adriana Westerduin, 's-Gravenhage
- Albertus Daniel Viljoen, Worcester (Zuid-Afrika) († 1936)
- Anna Jeanette STORT, Kenadans, Menado, Indonesië
Died on Thursday May 24, 1877
- Alida Maria Cornelia Noteboom (25), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Andrew B White (49), Jackson, Jackson, Iowa, USA, Lot 144 (Wife Hannah)
- Aaltje Berg, van der (52), Kallenbroek gem. Barneveld Gld. Nederland
- Aaltje van den Burg (52), Barneveld
- (3) Paulus Hoeben (73), Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Adriaan Houtman (1), Haamstede gem. Schouwen Duiveland Zld, NL
- Griffioen (0), Kamerik
- Adriaan Houtman (1), Haamstede (Zeeland) NL
- Antonij van den Berg (40), Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nl
- Antje Jennes Stienstra (3), Finkum
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 24, 1877 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De standaard
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Tilburgsche courant
Born on May 24
- 1863 » George Grey Barnard, American sculptor († 1938)
- 1868 » Charlie Taylor, American engineer and mechanic († 1956)
- 1870 » Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and judge († 1938)
- 1870 » Jan Smuts, South African lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa († 1950)
- 1874 » Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine († 1878)
- 1875 » Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter († 1961)
- 1878 » Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American psychologist and engineer († 1972)
- 1879 » H. B. Reese, American candy maker, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups († 1956)
- 1886 » Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor († 1979)
- 1887 » Mick Mannock, Irish soldier and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient († 1918)
Died on May 24
- 1843 » Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
- 1848 » Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (b. 1797)
- 1861 » Elmer E. Ellsworth, American colonel (b. 1837)
- 1872 » Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and illustrator (b. 1794)
- 1879 » William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist (b. 1805)
- 1881 » Samuel Palmer, English painter and illustrator (b. 1805)
- 1901 » Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (b. 1824)
- 1908 » Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (b. 1821)
- 1915 » John Condon, Irish-English soldier (b. 1896)
- 1919 » Amado Nervo, Mexican poet, journalist, and educator (b. 1870)
Names that were popular for boys in 1877
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1877
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1877
- 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).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- May 16 » The 16 May 1877 crisis occurs in France, ending with the dissolution of the National Assembly 22 June and affirming the interpretation of the Constitution of 1875 as a parliamentary rather than presidential system. The elections held in October 1877 led to the defeat of the royalists as a formal political movement in France.
- June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
- July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
- November 21 » Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
- November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
- December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.
The weather on Thursday May 24, 1877
The temperature on May 24, 1877 was about 15.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI