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Born on Friday August 24, 1877
- Nobbe, Weststellingwerf († 1877)
- Schellen, Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- van Wanrooij, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus (adri) Bleijs, Hoorn, Nederland († 1964)
- Adolf Richard Klein, Nenderoth, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany
- Aafje Zwart, Grootebroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1957)
- Adriana 2 van De Griendt, Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1878)
- Adriana 2 van de Griendt, Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1878)
- Allegonda Wiegmans, Rotterdam († 1958)
- Abraham Scheen, Dalfsen († 1908)
Died on Friday August 24, 1877
- Andreas Johannes Flach (0), Kralingen
- Adriana Maria Nuijten (0), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonia MIDDELWEERD (17), Odijk, Utrecht, Nederland
- Albert Vredeveld (0), Gieten, Drenthe, Nederland
- Bonem Ledermann (79), Ostrowo, Wlkp., Poland
- Antonia Middelweerd (17), Odijk,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Maria Adelheid, Anna Adelheid Meier (43), Wesuwe, Haren
- Barbara de Hoog (86), Utrecht
- Aart van der Vecht (22), Weesp
- Albert Kapers (0), Wilp
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 24, 1877 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Leeuwarder courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on August 24
- 1862 » Zonia Baber, American geographer and geologist († 1956)
- 1863 » Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer († 1918)
- 1865 » Ferdinand I of Romania († 1927)
- 1872 » Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist († 1956)
- 1884 » Earl Derr Biggers, American author and playwright († 1933)
- 1887 » Harry Hooper, American baseball player († 1974)
- 1888 » Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company († 1942)
- 1890 » Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer († 1968)
- 1890 » Jean Rhys, Dominican-English novelist († 1979)
- 1893 » Haim Ernst Wertheimer, German-Israeli biochemist and academic († 1978)
Died on August 24
- 1821 » John William Polidori, English writer and physician (b. 1795)
- 1832 » Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (b. 1796)
- 1838 » Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (b. 1790)
- 1841 » John Ordronaux, French-American soldier (b. 1778)
- 1841 » Theodore Hook, English civil servant and composer (b. 1788)
- 1888 » Rudolf Clausius, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1822)
- 1895 » Albert F. Mummery, English mountaineer and author (b. 1855)
- 1923 » Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (b. 1856)
- 1930 » Tom Norman, English businessman and showman (b. 1860)
- 1932 » Kate M. Gordon, American activist (b. 1861)
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.
- May 5 » American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
- August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
- September 24 » The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.
- October 5 » The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
- October 22 » The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
- November 21 » Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
The weather on Friday August 24, 1877
The temperature on August 24, 1877 was about 16.5 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI