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May 14, 1878Born on Wednesday May 15, 1878
- Aagje Johanna Klijn, Ouddorp
- Rudolf Monshouwer, Amsterdam
- Alouisius Roels, Hengstdijk († 1878)
- Anna Christina Bernarda Ledeboer, Oosterbeek († 1963)
- Andrew Forgach, Kracinovec, Czech Republic († 1952)
- Anna Maria Vanderbemden, Brustem, België († 1878)
- Alida Maria van Nederpelt, Hof van Delft († 1879)
- Anna Helena Schnieders, Heseper-Twist († 1962)
- Adrianus van Wordragen, Ammerzoden († 1879)
- Anna Cornelia De Witt Hamer, Goes, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL
Died on Wednesday May 15, 1878
- Aleida Berendina Woestenesch (0), Winterswijk
- Anna Maria Karsten (74), Utrecht
- Berendina Hendrikka Carolina LOO,VAN 'T (49), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aleida Hendrika Wekking (K) (0), Lonneker
- Antonia Hendrika Elkerbout (10)
- Albert Klein Lebbink (19), Harfsen
- Berendina Hendrika Carolina van't Loo (51), Arnhem,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antonius Johannes Cornelis van HEEL (51), Rheden, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antje Witte (31), De Westen
- Antonia Opstal (43), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 15, 1878 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
Born on May 15
- 1863 » Frank Hornby, English businessman and politician, invented Meccano († 1936)
- 1869 » John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales († 1921)
- 1869 » Paul Probst, Swiss target shooter († 1945)
- 1882 » Walter White, Scottish international footballer († 1950)
- 1890 » Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist († 1980)
- 1891 » Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic († 1971)
- 1891 » Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright († 1940)
- 1892 » Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral († 1977)
- 1892 » Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer († 1969)
- 1893 » José Nepomuceno, Filipino filmmaker, founder of Philippine cinema († 1959)
Died on May 15
- 1845 » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
- 1879 » Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
- 1886 » Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)
- 1914 » Ida Freund, Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863)
- 1919 » Hasan Tahsin, Turkish journalist (b. 1888)
- 1924 » Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
- 1926 » Joseph James Fletcher, Australian biologist (b. 1850)
- 1928 » Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (b. 1845)
- 1935 » Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian-Russian painter and theoretician (b. 1878)
- 1937 » Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1864)
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 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 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- 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.
- December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
The weather on Wednesday May 15, 1878
The temperature on May 15, 1878 was about 15.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI