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Born on Thursday January 3, 1878
- Alida Cornelia van Santen, Hardinxveld († 1878)
- († 1952)
- Aartje Helena Holewijn, Geldermalsen (West Betuwe) (GL) († 1913)
- Anna VEENBRINK, Haarzuilens,Utrecht,Netherlands
- Adrianus Franciscus Swinkels, Helmond
- Portocarrero
- Adriaan Bebelaar, Rotterdam († 1949)
- Albert WIJKER, Wijk aan Duin, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alphonsus Blasius Meersman, Kruibeke
- Adelaide Euanna Conolly, Creek, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands († 1966)
Died on Thursday January 3, 1878
- Arendtje Jans Zeelte (81), Oppenhuizen
- Anna Elisabeth van Norden, Amsterdam
- Albertus Fabel (1), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Annigje Johanna Burggraaff (1), Hei-en Boeicop
- Antonius de Wild (45), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Rutgers (70), Uithuizermeeden,Gemeente Eemsmond,Province of Groningen,Netherlands
- Antonius van den Tillart, Veghel
- Arendje van der Ende (47), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Quant (Kwant) (61), Opmeer, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Mostert (0), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 3, 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 3
- 1870 » Henry Handel Richardson, Australian-English author († 1946)
- 1873 » Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman and art collector, founded the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings († 1957)
- 1875 » Alexandros Diomidis, Greek banker and politician, 145th Prime Minister of Greece († 1950)
- 1876 » Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician, 1st President of the German Democratic Republic († 1960)
- 1877 » Josephine Hull, American actress († 1957)
- 1880 » Francis Browne, Irish Jesuit priest and photographer († 1960)
- 1883 » Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1967)
- 1883 » Duncan Gillis, Canadian discus thrower and hammer thrower († 1963)
- 1884 » Raoul Koczalski, Polish pianist and composer († 1948)
- 1885 » Harry Elkins Widener, American businessman († 1912)
Died on January 3
- 1871 » Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian priest and saint (b. 1805)
- 1875 » Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1817)
- 1882 » William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (b. 1805)
- 1895 » James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (b. 1824)
- 1903 » Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (b. 1837)
- 1911 » Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (b. 1851)
- 1915 » James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (b. 1884)
- 1916 » Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (b. 1831)
- 1922 » Wilhelm Voigt, German criminal (b. 1849)
- 1923 » Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)
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.
- February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
- February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
- 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 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
- July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
- 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 3, 1878
The temperature on January 3, 1878 was about 2.6 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI