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April 5, 1877Born on Friday April 6, 1877
- Alida Wilhelmina van Beek, Vlissingen († 1878)
- Alphons Morreel, Klerken († 1905)
- Adriana Wilhelmina Peters, Cuijk († 1944)
- Anke Witteveen, snikzwaag
- Albert Gottheiner, Kepno, Wlkp., Poland († 1943)
- Adriana Pieternella van Hemert († 1877)
- Alida de Jong, Katwijk († 1915)
- Alida de Jong, Katwijk aan Zee
- Albert Vojtěch Beneš, Kožlany 54 (101) († 1877)
- Adolf Hartman, Meeden
Died on Friday April 6, 1877
- Aart Riphagen (65), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Apolonia Hoefsmit (36), Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
- Janke Ynzes Oetsma (54), Leeuwarderadeel
- Anna Nijding (39), Kralingen Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Nederland
- "Ernst Friedrich" August von Beust (52)
- van Bemmelen van der Plaat (0), Meerkerk (Vijfheerenlanden), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonie de Hooge (0), Rotterdam
- Antoni van Rijn, Zeist
- Adrianus van den Heuvel, Ravenstein
- Bertha Joanna Maria Catharina Panken (0), Duizel en Steensel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 6, 1877 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De standaard
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Leeuwarder courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
Born on April 6
- 1866 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal († 1931)
- 1869 » Levon Shant, Armenian author, poet, and playwright († 1951)
- 1878 » Erich Mühsam, German author, poet, and playwright († 1934)
- 1881 » Karl Staaf, Swedish pole vaulter and hammer thrower († 1953)
- 1884 » J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer († 1927)
- 1886 » Athenagoras I of Constantinople († 1972)
- 1886 » Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, Indian ruler († 1967)
- 1886 » Walter Dandy, American physician and neurosurgeon († 1946)
- 1888 » Gerhard Ritter, German historian and academic († 1967)
- 1888 » Hans Richter, Swiss painter, illustrator, and director († 1976)
Died on April 6
- 1833 » Adamantios Korais, Greek philosopher and scholar (b. 1748)
- 1838 » José Bonifácio de Andrada, Brazilian poet, academic, and politician (b. 1763)
- 1860 » James Kirke Paulding, American author and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1778)
- 1862 » Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (b. 1803)
- 1883 » Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (b. 1801)
- 1886 » William Edward Forster, English businessman, philanthropist, and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1818)
- 1899 » Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (b. 1809)
- 1906 » Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (b. 1849)
- 1913 » Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (b. 1835)
- 1923 » Kabalega, King of Bunyoro (b.1853)
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.
- April 24 » Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
- 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 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 9 » The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.
- November 21 » Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
The weather on Friday April 6, 1877
The temperature on April 6, 1877 was about 13.1 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI