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Born on Thursday December 27, 1877
- Agnes Blesgraaf, Haarlem († 1910)
- Adriana Willemina Timmermans, Kortgene († 1956)
- Aartje van den Bosch, Ermelo († 1953)
- Allen Lafayette Warren, Benton, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten († 1945)
- Albert Otten, Nieweroord, Westerbork, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1877)
- , Rhenen
- Aaltje Snieder, Marssum, gem. Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1912)
- Adèle Jeanne Henriette van Brempt, Sint-Joost-ten-Node, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België
- Adriana BRAND, Dubbeldam († 1878)
- Alijda Johanna Hallie, Kampen († 1953)
Died on Thursday December 27, 1877
- Alijdis Spaan (79), Odijk
- Amelia Becu (80), Schelderode, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Anna Carolina OSTE (75), Grembergen,9200,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Albert Otten (0), Nieuweroord
- Aaltje Bos (63), Epe
- Abram Jansz VERMAAS (68)
- Alida Kamman (43), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Henrica ter Beek (84), Tiel
- Alijda Spaan, Odijk
- Alphonse SCHIETTECATTE (1), Sint-Maria-Horebeke,9667,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 27, 1877 at Delpher
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
Born on December 27
- 1858 » Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile († 1930)
- 1863 » Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Illinois († 1941)
- 1864 » Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator († 1940)
- 1879 » Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor († 1954)
- 1883 » Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist († 1979)
- 1888 » Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter († 1954)
- 1892 » Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot († 1917)
- 1896 » Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright († 1977)
- 1896 » Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist († 1956)
- 1896 » Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist († 1952)
Died on December 27
- 1834 » Charles Lamb, English essayist and poet (b. 1775)
- 1836 » Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (b. 1793)
- 1858 » Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (b. 1785)
- 1896 » John Brown, English businessman and politician (b. 1816)
- 1900 » William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth (b. 1810)
- 1914 » Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
- 1919 » Achilles Alferaki, Russian-Greek composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (b. 1846)
- 1923 » Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (b. 1832)
- 1924 » Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (b. 1866)
- 1936 » Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (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.
- March 15 » First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
- May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
- May 9 » Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.
- June 15 » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
- July 14 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg, West Virginia, when wages of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers were cut for the third time in a year. The strike was ended on Sept 4 by local and state militias, and federal troops.
- October 5 » The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
The weather on Thursday December 27, 1877
The temperature on December 27, 1877 was about -1.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI