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Born on Sunday August 26, 1877
- Adrianus Martinus VAN DEN BERG, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1963)
- Adriana Aloysa Maria Groen, Utrecht (Utrecht) († 1944)
- Aaltje Eikelboom, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 1941)
- Abraham Visser, Sliedrecht Zhl. NL († 1913)
- Adriana Jacoba van Oostendorp, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1958)
- Aaltje Ruumpol, deventer († 1945)
- Adrianus Martinus van den Berg, Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Adelheid Louise Mathilde Jenny Helena Prinses van Hohenlohe-Öhringen, Koszecin (Koschentin), Silezië, Polen († 1961)
- Adelaide Vida Kohler, Dublin South, Ireland
- Adam van der Lugt, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1878)
Died on Sunday August 26, 1877
- N.N. Schel (0), Den Haag
- Abraham Mes (56), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Mes (56), Hoorn, Nederland
- Arie Brussee (0), Rijnsburg
- Annette ALTA (47), Harlingen
- Aletta Johanna Blonk (0), Woerden
- Antonia Baaten (78), Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna, Maria Godschalk (4), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Angela Volcke (90), Ichtegem,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Aagtje Pol (1), Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 26, 1877 at Delpher
Born on August 26
- 1865 » Arthur James Arnot, Scottish-Australian engineer, designed the Spencer Street Power Station († 1946)
- 1873 » Lee de Forest, American engineer and academic, invented the Audion tube († 1961)
- 1874 » Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright († 1938)
- 1875 » John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, 15th Governor General of Canada († 1940)
- 1880 » Guillaume Apollinaire, Italian-French author, poet, playwright, and critic († 1918)
- 1882 » James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1964)
- 1882 » Sam Hardy, English footballer († 1966)
- 1885 » Jules Romains, French author and poet († 1972)
- 1888 » Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer († 1974)
- 1891 » Acharya Chatursen Shastri, Indian author and playwright († 1960)
Died on August 26
- 1810 » Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (b. 1753)
- 1813 » Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (b. 1791)
- 1850 » Louis Philippe I of France (b. 1773)
- 1865 » Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer and academic (b. 1791)
- 1878 » Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (b. 1846)
- 1910 » William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)
- 1921 » Matthias Erzberger, German publicist and politician (b. 1875)
- 1921 » Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1848)
- 1930 » Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
- 1943 » Bîmen Şen, Turkish composer and songwriter (b. 1873)
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.
- January 1 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
- March 15 » First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
- April 12 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
- 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 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
- November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
The weather on Sunday August 26, 1877
The temperature on August 26, 1877 was about 17.0 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI