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Born on Thursday February 15, 1877
- Adrianus Johannes Krielaart, Gorinchem, Nederland († 1877)
- Albert Vos, Oranjedorp (Emmen) († 1879)
- Aagje Rijkaart, Ouderkerk aan de IJssel († 1902)
- Albert Vos, Oranjedorp, gemeente Emmen,Drenthe,Netherlands († 1879)
- Adolphus Leon Lecat, Tielt
- Adriana Sophia Elisabeth van Beek, Hoogland
- Aagje Rijkaart, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel († 1902)
- Alexander Engelenburg, Sleen,Gemeente Coevorden,Drenthe,Nederland († 1895)
- Amália Vieira de Moraes, Itapetininga, São Paulo, Brasil
- Helmhout, Opeinde († 1877)
Died on Thursday February 15, 1877
- Arien Roelofs (57), Spanbroek
- Anna Maria Quaehaeckx (69), Brecht
- Alida Vreeswijk (56), Waddinxveen
- Alexandra Esterházy van Galántha (5), Wenen
- Anna Catherine Caroline Schumacher (59), Kaukauna, Town of Buchanan, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA 54130
- Alida (Aaltje) Vreeswijk (56), Waddinxveen
- Berendina Broijl (66), hengelo gld
- Aaltje Vreeswijk (57), Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Berendjen Broijl (66), Hengelo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antje Gerritse Visser (78), Assendelft NH NL
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 15, 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 February 15
- 1861 » Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher († 1947)
- 1861 » Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1938)
- 1861 » Martin Burns, American wrestler and coach († 1937)
- 1873 » Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1964)
- 1874 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish captain and explorer († 1922)
- 1883 » Sax Rohmer, English-American author († 1959)
- 1890 » Robert Ley, German politician († 1945)
- 1892 » James Forrestal, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Defense († 1949)
- 1892 » Roy Rene, Australian comedian († 1954)
- 1893 » Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player († 1967)
Died on February 15
- 1844 » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
- 1847 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (b. 1794)
- 1848 » Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1771)
- 1849 » Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
- 1857 » Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b. 1804)
- 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
- 1885 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (b. 1803)
- 1897 » Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
- 1905 » Lew Wallace, American author, general, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1827)
- 1911 » Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (b. 1859)
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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.
- February 20 » Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
- May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
- June 15 » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
- September 5 » American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
- October 22 » The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
- November 24 » Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is published.
Weather February 15, 1877
The temperature on February 15, 1877 was about 11.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%.