About the day » Tuesday April 16, 1878Calender converter

• Vosse, Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Bezemer, Charlois
• Albert Henkes, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Adrianus de Krom, Tilburg, Nederland († 1879)
• Alida Bezemer, Charlois, ZH, Nederland
• Anna Clara Wetzler, Scherpenzeel, Duitsland († 1949)
• Aaltje van der Sloot, nijeholtpade († 1961)
• Albertus Jacobus Ferdinand Rugebregt, Amboina, Molukken, Nederlands-Indië (nu: Indonesië) († 1945)
• († 1913)
• Andries Groenink, Kloosterveen († 1972)

• Antonia Sophia Passier (76), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Albert Steman (23), Nijbroek
• Anske Anes Stapersma, Hennaarderadeel
• Antonia Hockers (76), Helmond,Gemeente Helmond,North Brabant,Netherlands
• Anna Maria Koper (85), Schiedam
• Anna Catharina Van Uffel (48), Westmalle (B)
• Angenis Roetert Steenbruggen (53), Diepenveen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna van Vliet (31), Benschop, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonia Sophia 'Passier (76), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Sinke (0), Middelburg

• 1867 » Wilbur Wright, American inventor († 1912)
• 1871 » John Millington Synge, Irish author, poet, and playwright († 1909)
• 1874 » Jōtarō Watanabe, Japanese general († 1936)
• 1878 » R. E. Foster, English cricketer and footballer († 1914)
• 1882 » Seth Bingham, American organist and composer († 1972)
• 1884 » Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, journalist, and politician († 1963)
• 1885 » Leó Weiner, Hungarian composer and educator († 1960)
• 1886 » Ernst Thälmann, German politician († 1944)
• 1886 » Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American football player and javelin thrower († 1957)
• 1888 » Billy Minter, English footballer and manager († 1940)

• 1846 » Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)
• 1850 » Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (b. 1761)
• 1859 » Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1805)
• 1879 » Bernadette Soubirous, French nun and saint (b. 1844)
• 1888 » Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (b. 1845)
• 1899 » Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist (b. 1875)
• 1904 » Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (b. 1888)
• 1904 » Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (b. 1812)
• 1914 » George William Hill, American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1838)
• 1915 » Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (b. 1841)

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.
• 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 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.
• July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
• September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
• October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

The temperature on April 16, 1878 was about 12.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.