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• Ettema, Idzega († 1877)
• Alida Johanna van der Velden, Utrecht († 1944)
• Aleida Geertruida Lena Wessels, Vriezenveen († 1880)
• Alice Gama, Rio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• Alexis Fernand DAWANS, Liège, 62063, Liège, Belgique († 1924)
• Anna-catharina sneyers, Balen,, Antwerpen, België († 1950)
• Alberta Gerarda van Essen, Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Carolina de Buijser, Amsterdam († 1955)
• Andries Reitsma, Schoterland
• Anna Catharina Tecklenburg, Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Barbara Cândida da Costa (32), Chiador, Minas Gerais, Brasil
• Antonia Ruijg (4), Ouder-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Anna van der Bie (58), Goudswaard
• Bartje Koerts van der Moolen (32), Purmerend
• Ettema (0), Idzega
• Adriana Johanna Wilhelmina VAN SYTZAMA (25), Beetsterzwaag (Opsterland) Friesland Netherlands
• Adèle Victorine Maron (4), Gent, Belgi
• Adam Surber III (64), Washington, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Loendersloot (35), Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje HAGEN (3), Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland,NL

• 1873 » Spyridon Louis, Greek runner († 1940)
• 1874 » Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer († 1963)
• 1876 » Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator († 1948)
• 1876 » Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the Turkish Provisional Government († 1950)
• 1876 » Jack London, American novelist and journalist († 1916)
• 1877 » Frank J. Corr, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of Chicago († 1934)
• 1878 » Ferenc Molnár, Hungarian-American author and playwright († 1952)
• 1879 » Anton Uesson, Estonian engineer and politician, 17th Mayor of Tallinn († 1942)
• 1879 » Ray Harroun, American race car driver and engineer († 1968)
• 1882 » Milton Sills, American actor and screenwriter († 1930)

• 1833 » Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
• 1834 » William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
• 1856 » Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815)
• 1861 » Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (b. 1791)
• 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
• 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
• 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
• 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
• 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
• 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)

• 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.
• January 20 » The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
• February 20 » Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
• May 6 » Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.
• May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
• July 9 » The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.

The temperature on January 12, 1877 was about 2.9 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.