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April 11, 1877Born on Thursday April 12, 1877
- Alijda Christina Helena Buitenhuis, Vriescheloo {GR}
- Holterman, Rotterdam († 1877)
- Anna Theodora Maria Veerkamp, Nieuwer-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1934)
- Adolf Bertus Leurink, Amsterdam
- Alexander van der Kallen, Sneek († 1956)
- Aaltje Jager, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1879)
- Anna Heijdra, Kethel en Spaland,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1950)
- Agatha Maria Honig, Koog aan de Zaan,Gemeente Zaanstad,Holland,Nederland († 1963)
- Albert C Lohman ** († 1915)
- Anna Bertha Petronilla Verbisen, Herentals, België
Died on Thursday April 12, 1877
- Ahasuerus Johannes Bruns, Nederland
- Bartholomeus Janssen (63), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ane Margretha Rasmussen Lindhartsen (69), Utah Territory,, United States
- Ahaseurus Johannes Bruns (63), Arnhem,Arnhem,Gelderland,Nederland
- "Victor" Marie Léonard de Tramecourt (70), Paris
- Bontje Floris (1), Utingeradeel,Friesland,Nederland
- Arnoldus Staring (50), Pannerden, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anthonis Albers (51), Herpen, Nbr.NL
- Anna Elisabeth Hecker (36), Bergfreiheit, Bad Wildungen, Waldeck-Frankenberg Kreis, Hessen, Duitsland
- Smalen (0), Zwolle
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 12, 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 April 12
- 1868 » Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese admiral († 1918)
- 1869 » Henri Désiré Landru, French serial killer († 1922)
- 1871 » Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece († 1941)
- 1874 » William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1940)
- 1880 » Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist († 1911)
- 1883 » Dally Messenger, Australian rugby player, cricketer, and sailor († 1959)
- 1883 » Imogen Cunningham, American photographer and educator († 1976)
- 1884 » Otto Meyerhof, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1951)
- 1884 » Tenby Davies, Welsh runner († 1932)
- 1885 » Robert Delaunay, French painter († 1941)
Died on April 12
- 1850 » Adoniram Judson, American lexicographer and missionary (b. 1788)
- 1866 » Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded Fleetwood (b. 1801)
- 1872 » Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (b. 1795)
- 1878 » William M. Tweed, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
- 1879 » Richard Taylor, American general (b. 1826)
- 1885 » William Crowther, Dutch-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1817)
- 1898 » Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1820)
- 1902 » Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist and academic (b. 1842)
- 1906 » Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)
- 1912 » Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
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.
- February 20 » Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
- March 2 » Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote.
- April 12 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
- 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 15 » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
- June 20 » Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The weather on Thursday April 12, 1877
The temperature on April 12, 1877 was about 6.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI