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• Adriana Vervaart, Oudenbosch, Nederland
• Aie van Oort, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1963)
• Aalt van de Streek, Oldebroek, Gld, NL († 1965)
• Adrianus VOETS, Schijndel, 4178, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1943)
• Adriana Bossche, Overschie († 1943)
• Abe Smits, Koudum, Friesland, Nederland († 1956)
• OTTE († 1878)
• Adolph Joseph Jeandarme, Mielen-boven-Aalst, België († 1878)
• Alberdina Beld, Wiene, Ambt Delden, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1946)
• Abbie Inez W Marden, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1902)

• Anna May Ludwick (2), Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Hin (0), Den Burg (Texel), Nederland
• Anje Elema (0), Hoog Watum (Bierum)
• (Stillborn) WESTERDIJK (0), Uithuizen Groningen Netherlands
• Antje Keizer (4), Medemblik, Tuinstraat wijk 1 numero 65
• Alida van der Gaag (0), Schiedam
• Antje Geeles (Gales) de Haan (83), Ureterp
• Antje Geeles (83)
• Antje Geeles van Dam (83), Ureterp, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• (stillborn son) van WIJNEN (0), Stolwijk (Z.-H.), Neth

• 1861 » Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher († 1947)
• 1861 » Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1938)
• 1861 » Martin Burns, American wrestler and coach († 1937)
• 1873 » Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1964)
• 1874 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish captain and explorer († 1922)
• 1883 » Sax Rohmer, English-American author († 1959)
• 1890 » Robert Ley, German politician († 1945)
• 1892 » James Forrestal, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Defense († 1949)
• 1892 » Roy Rene, Australian comedian († 1954)
• 1893 » Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player († 1967)

• 1844 » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
• 1847 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (b. 1794)
• 1848 » Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1771)
• 1849 » Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
• 1857 » Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b. 1804)
• 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
• 1885 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (b. 1803)
• 1897 » Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
• 1905 » Lew Wallace, American author, general, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1827)
• 1911 » Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (b. 1859)

• 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 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
• March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
• 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.
• 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 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

The temperature on February 15, 1878 was about 10.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.