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Born on Thursday January 10, 1878
- Adriaan Schijve, Groede, Zeeland, Nederland († 1965)
- Aaltjen Nijland, Rijssen († 1912)
- Adrien de Haas, Leiden
- Catherina Maria Waardelo, Den Haag († 1937)
- Aaltje Brookman, Eelde († 1961)
- van der Ven, Drunen († 1976)
- Aaltje van der Woude, Rolde
- Aaltje Hielkes Zwart, Appelscha († 1931)
- Ahazewerus VANEVELD, Dordrecht († 1963)
Died on Thursday January 10, 1878
- Aaltje Westerhof (57), Niebert (Marum)
- Adriaantje Gerritsdr de Bruin (75), Rozenburg
- albertus pessers (78), tilburg
- Aaltje Sietses Westerhoff (57), Niebert
- Aaltje Sietes Westerhof (58), Niebert, Nederland
- Johannes Adrichem (60), Wijk aan Zee en Duin
- Aaltje Gierveld (1), Nijverdal (Hellendoorn)
- Aaltje Sipkes de Vries (79), Paasloo, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Aaltje Sietes Westerhoff (57), Niebert, Marum, Groningen, Nederland
- Adriana (Jans) Jansen (66), Wildervank, Groningen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 10, 1878 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
Born on January 10
- 1873 » Algernon Maudslay, English sailor († 1948)
- 1873 » George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler († 1958)
- 1873 » Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player († 1935)
- 1875 » Issai Schur, German mathematician and academic († 1941)
- 1877 » Frederick Gardner Cottrell, American physical chemist, inventor and philanthropist († 1948)
- 1878 » John McLean, American hurdler, football player, and coach († 1955)
- 1880 » Manuel Azaña, Spanish jurist and politician, 7th President of Spain († 1940)
- 1883 » Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Russian journalist, author, and poet († 1945)
- 1883 » Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1966)
- 1887 » Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher († 1962)
Died on January 10
- 1843 » Dimitrie Macedonski, Greek-Romanian captain and politician (b. 1780)
- 1851 » Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)
- 1855 » Mary Russell Mitford, English author and playwright (b. 1787)
- 1862 » Samuel Colt, American engineer and businessman, founded Colt's Manufacturing Company (b. 1814)
- 1863 » Lyman Beecher, American minister and activist, co-founded the American Temperance Society (b. 1775)
- 1895 » Benjamin Godard, French violinist and composer (b. 1849)
- 1895 » Eli Whitney Blake, Jr., American chemist, physicist, and academic (b. 1836)
- 1901 » James Robert Dickson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1832)
- 1904 » Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)
- 1905 » Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (b. 1835)
Names that were popular for boys in 1878
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Joseph
- Franciscus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1878
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1878
- 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.
- March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
- June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
- October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
- October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
- November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
The weather on Thursday January 10, 1878
The temperature on January 10, 1878 was about 1.3 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI