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May 17, 1877Died on Friday May 18, 1877
- Albaths (Albertus) Johannes Gradus Mellink (63), Rekken-Eibergen (Berkeland)
- Anna Margaretha Pardijs (32), Vorden
- Anna Margareta Pardijs (32), Veldwijk, Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antonia van WAARDENBURG (44), Beesd, 1187, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Catriena Mugge (84), Angerlo (Zevenaar)
- Aletta Redegeld (66), Woubrugge,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonia van Waardenburg (44), Beesd, West Betuwe,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albertina Cornelia Maria Domhof (0), Rotterdam,-
- Adelaide BORTIER (72), Brussels (Bruxelles-Capitale), Brussels Capital Region, Belgie
- Aleida Bergervoet (80), Dichteren
Born on May 18
- 1868 » Nicholas II of Russia († 1918)
- 1869 » Lucy Beaumont, English-American actress († 1937)
- 1871 » Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower († 1922)
- 1872 » Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate († 1970)
- 1876 » Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany († 1931)
- 1878 » Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower († 1977)
- 1882 » Babe Adams, American baseball player, manager, and journalist († 1968)
- 1883 » Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil († 1974)
- 1883 » Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building († 1969)
- 1886 » Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter († 1946)
Died on May 18
- 1844 » Richard McCarty, American lawyer and politician (b. 1780)
- 1853 » Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (b. 1806)
- 1867 » Clarkson Stanfield, English painter (b. 1793)
- 1889 » Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (b. 1823)
- 1900 » Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (b. 1813)
- 1908 » Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1823)
- 1909 » George Meredith, English novelist and poet (b. 1828)
- 1909 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1860)
- 1910 » Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (b. 1841)
- 1910 » Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (b. 1821)
Names that were popular for boys in 1877
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Franciscus
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1877
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Marie
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
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.
- May 6 » Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.
- 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.
- August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
- November 21 » Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
- November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
The weather on Friday May 18, 1877
The temperature on May 18, 1877 was about 13.7 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI