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• Aaldert van Doornspeek, Eck en Wiel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1925)
• Abraham Abramsz Schoon, Broek op Langedijk, Nederland († 1959)
• Adriana Twigt, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel,Ouderkerk,Zuid-Holland,Netherlands († 1966)
• Aaldert van Doornspeek, Eck en Wiel († 1925)
• Abram Schoon, Broek op Langedijk († 1959)
• Adriaan Corbeau, Rotterdam († 1938)
• Adrianus Vrijland, ,, Zuidland, Nederland († 1950)
• Alberta Knippers, Utrecht zie Utrecht-Utrecht
• Aartje van den Anker, Brakel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1973)
• Lievaart, Rozenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Aaldert van de Graaf (73), Oeffelt, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alberdina Gort (0), Hoogeveen Drenthe, Netherlands(Schut)
• Anne Andries van den Bos (66), Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaan Blaas (65), Middelburg
• Anna Maria van Zetten (73), Kesteren
• Abigail Edwards (43), Darlington, Beaver, Pennsylvania
• Aaldert van de Graaff (73), Oeffelt
• Angela Maes (53), Schweich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
• Anne Andries van den Bos (66), Opsterland
• Amalia Bolland, Weelde (België)

• 1864 » Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist († 1943)
• 1874 » Charles Lightoller, English 2nd officer on the RMS Titanic († 1952)
• 1874 » Josiah McCracken, American hammer thrower, shot putter, and football player († 1962)
• 1874 » Nicolae Rădescu, Romanian general and politician, Prime Minister of Romania († 1953)
• 1875 » Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast († 1942)
• 1879 » Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater († 1954)
• 1880 » Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist, playwright, and memoirist († 1964)
• 1882 » Melanie Klein, Jewish Austrian-English psychologist and author († 1960)
• 1888 » J. R. Williams, Canadian-born cartoonist († 1957)
• 1891 » Chunseong, Korean monk, writer and philosopher († 1977)

• 1830 » Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (b. 1763)
• 1840 » Beau Brummell, English-French fashion designer (b. 1778)
• 1842 » Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (b. 1755)
• 1864 » Louis Schindelmeisser, German clarinet player, composer, and conductor (b. 1811)
• 1873 » Bénédict Morel, Austrian-French psychiatrist and physician (b. 1809)
• 1879 » Thomas Couture, French painter and educator (b. 1815)
• 1886 » Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Premier of Quebec (b. 1838)
• 1896 » Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek politician, 55th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1832)
• 1912 » Karl May, German author (b. 1842)
• 1925 » Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1861)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. Klaas

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Aaltje
12. Trijntje
13. Neeltje
14. Jacoba
15. Antje
16. Geertruida

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
• February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
• May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
• June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
• July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
• December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

The temperature on March 30, 1878 was about 3.9 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 73 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.