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October 1878Born on Tuesday October 1, 1878
- Aaltje Hulsman, Epe († 1879)
- Aagje Knijn, Spanbroek, Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1955)
- Adriana BAARS, Oud Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1975)
- Aalt van Putten, Doornspijk (Elburg), Gld, NL († 1878)
- Albertha Wilhelmina Pretorius, Frankfort,Vrystaat,ZA († 1969)
- Adriana van der Have, Oosterland († 1940)
- (Stillborn) PLANTINGA, Leeuwarderadeel Friesland Netherlands († 1878)
- Adrianus van Dam, Zwijndrecht († 1879)
- Alberdina Allegonda Bongaards, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1879)
- Alida Elisabeth Meijers, Nijmegen, Nederland
Died on Tuesday October 1, 1878
- Carel de Mooij (65), Rotterdam
- Bernard A. Schulte (0), St.Louis
- Adelaide Holaday (0), Elwood Township, Vermillion County, Illinois
- Adriana Dourleijn (91), Veere, Nederland
- Albert Kreulen (61), Amsterdam
- Berendina Rolink (6), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- (Stillborn) PLANTINGA (0), Leeuwarderadeel Friesland Netherlands
- Bouke FABER (0), Grootegast Groningen Netherlands
- Adriana Dourleijn (Dourlijn, Dourlein, Doorlijn) (91), Veere
- Adriaantje Togtema (32), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 1, 1878 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on October 1
- 1865 » Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic († 1935)
- 1878 » Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1950)
- 1881 » William Boeing, American engineer and businessman, founded the Boeing Company († 1956)
- 1885 » Louis Untermeyer, American poet, anthologist, critic († 1977)
- 1887 » Ned Hanlon, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland († 1952)
- 1887 » Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general († 1945)
- 1890 » Stanley Holloway, English actor († 1982)
- 1893 » Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter († 1974)
- 1893 » Ip Man, Chinese martial artist († 1972)
- 1894 » Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic († 1961)
Died on October 1
- 1837 » Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)
- 1838 » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768)
- 1864 » Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817)
- 1878 » Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808)
- 1885 » John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
- 1901 » Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844)
- 1913 » Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
- 1929 » Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)
- 1940 » Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)
- 1942 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
Names that were popular for boys in 1878
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1878
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Antje
- Geertruida
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.
- March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
- May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
- September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
- October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
Weather October 1, 1878
The temperature on October 1, 1878 was about 13.2 °C. There was 16 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%.