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Born on Tuesday October 29, 1878
- Anthonius Hendrikus Materman, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1945)
- Alexander von Falkenhausen, Git Blumenthal (Allemagne) († 1966)
- Adriaan Heesbeen, Bergambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1879)
- (Louisa) Eleonora Groeneveld, Meester Cornelis, West-Java
- Alexander Freiherr von Falkenhausen († 1966)
- Ada Mae Cook (Taylor), Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 1952)
- Aaltje Pieters, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anonyme CHEDEMAIL, Rennes, 35000, France († 1878)
- Anna Barteau, St Croix, WI († 1946)
- Amanda Katherine Stiffler, Scioto twnshp, Jackson Co, Ohio († 1962)
Died on Tuesday October 29, 1878
- Arend Arnoldus Damhuis (61), Weststellingwerf, 8392, Nederland
- Arnoldus Dassen (18), Stein, Gemeente Stein, Limburg, Nederland
- Almy Fish (88), Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
- Alberta Hendrika Olthof (0), Warnsveld
- Angelica Albertina Hennevelt (33), Bandjermasin, Borneo, Indonesië
- Anonyme CHEDEMAIL (0), Rennes, 35000, France
- Bauke Doekles Groendijk (85), Makkum, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Lebbink (20), 's-Gravenhage
- Anthonie Albertus Hennevelt (33), Banjermasin, Borneo (Nederlands Indië)
- Bastiana Boudina van der Heiden (0), Lexmond, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 29, 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 29
- 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)
Died on October 29
- 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)
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 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
- 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.
- June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
- October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
- December 31 » Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent in 1879.
The weather on Tuesday October 29, 1878
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%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI