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• Adrianus, Josephus van Tigchelt, Brasschaat († 1945)
• Anna Aldegonda Clijsen, Tilburg († 1957)
• Aagje Floris, Hensbroek, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1878)
• Adrianus Josephus van Tychelt, Brasschaat (B) († 1945)
• Aaltje Buur, Onderdendam (Onderndaam), Groningen, Nederland († 1917)
• Adrianus Bakker, Ridderkerk
• Achilles van Bunderen, Temse (B)
• * Gerrit Teeler, Bleiswijk
• Abraham Gerbers, Groningen († 1967)
• Achilles van Bunderen, Temse

• Arend Heusinkveld (71), Binnenheurne (Wisch)
• Aleida Hermina Fikkert (2), Ambt Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Adrianus Antonius BENNAARS (Bennaers) (70), Roosendaal,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
• Aagje Eelmers Blank Mooij (79), amsterdam, Nederland
• Aagje Eelmersdr Blank Mooij (79), Amsterdam
• Aaltje Muurling (29), Echten, Lemsterland
• Adrianus Meerburg (0), Pijnacker
• Andries Hoogkamer (0), Leiden
• Aaltje Hendrikdr Muurling (29), Echten
• Appolonia Decaestecker (51), Klerken

• 1866 » Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician († 1952)
• 1869 » Phoebus Levene, Russian-American biochemist and physician († 1940)
• 1873 » Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star. († 1921)
• 1877 » Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar († 1935)
• 1881 » Alexei Rykov, Russian politician, Premier of Russia († 1938)
• 1881 » William Z. Foster, American union leader and politician († 1961)
• 1883 » Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone († 1981)
• 1885 » Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh († 1969)
• 1888 » John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State († 1959)
• 1890 » Myra Hess, English pianist and educator († 1965)

• 1850 » Daoguang Emperor of China (b. 1782)
• 1852 » Thomas Moore, Irish poet and lyricist (b. 1779)
• 1865 » Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (b. 1813)
• 1870 » Henrik Hertz, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1797)
• 1877 » Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepalese ruler (b. 1816)
• 1878 » Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1804)
• 1899 » Paul Reuter, German-English journalist and businessman, founded Reuters (b. 1816)
• 1906 » Anton Arensky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1861)
• 1910 » Worthington Whittredge, American painter and educator (b. 1820)
• 1911 » Friedrich Spielhagen, German author, theorist, and translator (b. 1829)

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 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
• January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
• June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
• July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
• October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
• December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

The temperature on February 25, 1878 was about 7.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.