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• Adrianus Cornelis (Adriaan) Buvelot, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1963)
• Adriaantje van Hennik, nieuwenhoorn († 1950)
• Anthonius Hendrikus Materman, Utrecht († 1945)
• Arie Jacobus den Boon, Nieuw Lekkerland († 1937)
• Antonius van den Akker, Erp, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1918)
• Arend Jan Hardewijk, Haarlo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1912)
• Adriaan Anthonij van der Werf, Scherpenisse, Zeeland, Nederland († 1958)
• Aaltje van de Beek, Heerde, Gelderland, The Netherlands († 1962)
• Arend Wisman, Woldendorp (gem. Eemsdelta)
• Adolf Greve, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

• Arend Arnoldus Damhuis (61)
• Abraham Pieter Wouters (0), Veere
• Berend Smit (44), Vossebelt (Dalen)
• Bastiaan Schaap (1), Katwijk
• Bastiaan Dirkszn Kroon (81), Sliedrecht
• Aafje SCHERMER (60), Medemblik, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alberta Hendrika Olthof (0), Warnsveld
• Arend Jan Kooymans (32), Herike, Markelo, Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Nederland
• Arend Arnoldus Damhuis (Spin) (61), Weststellingwerf
• Antonius van der Cammen (0), Nuland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1866 » Antonio Luna, Filipino general and politician († 1899)
• 1875 » Marie of Romania († 1938)
• 1877 » Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film producer († 1966)
• 1877 » Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer and coach († 1973)
• 1879 » Alva B. Adams, American lawyer and politician († 1941)
• 1879 » Franz von Papen, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany († 1969)
• 1880 » Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist and academic († 1960)
• 1881 » John DeWitt, American football player and hammer thrower († 1930)
• 1882 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright († 1944)
• 1883 » Victor Hochepied, French swimmer and water polo player († 1966)

• 1877 » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (b. 1821)
• 1885 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1826)
• 1892 » William Harnett, American painter (b. 1848)
• 1897 » Henry George, American journalist, philosopher, and economist (b. 1839)
• 1901 » Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of William McKinley (b. 1873)
• 1905 » Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian weight thrower and shot putter (b. 1873)
• 1911 » Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher, lawyer, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (b. 1847)
• 1916 » John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (b. 1851)
• 1918 » Rudolf Tobias, Estonian-German organist and composer (b. 1873)
• 1919 » Albert Benjamin Simpson, Canadian preacher, theologian, and author, founded the Christian and Missionary Alliance (b. 1843)

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 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
• 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.
• 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.
• December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

The temperature on October 29, 1878 was about 7.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%.