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May 26, 1878Born on Monday May 27, 1878
- Antje van de Wetering, Oudemirdum, Gaasterland (Frl) († 1959)
- Antje Nijburg, Hoogkerk, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Aaltje Zijl, Bunschoten
- Anna Maria Kneijber, Stompwijk, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Leonardus de Vette, Kethel en Spaland († 1878)
- Albert Perreault, Manitoba, Canada († 1911)
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- Alicia Maria DEWULF, Oostende, 35013, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Adriana Cornelia Maria OOMEN, Oosterhout († 1930)
- Aaltje Zijl, Bunschoten, Utrecht, Nederland
Died on Monday May 27, 1878
- Antonia Pijpers (77), Zundert, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth Verheyen (61), Neeroeteren, Provincie Limburg, België
- Antonia Antonius PIJPERS (77), Zundert,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
- Auke Durks Tuinstra (48), Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriaan van Wolvelaer (65), Boschkapelle
- Albert Strijk (0), Brunsting (Beilen)
- Belia (Beleke) NIJHOFF (74), Tricht, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adrianus van Veenendaal (0), Amerongen
- Adriana Verhage (0), Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL
- Adriana Wijnanda De Liefde (29), Utrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 27, 1878 at Delpher
Born on May 27
- 1871 » Georges Rouault, French painter and illustrator († 1958)
- 1875 » Frederick Cuming, English cricketer († 1942)
- 1876 » Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and author († 1945)
- 1876 » William Stanier, English engineer († 1965)
- 1878 » Anna Cervin, Swedish artist († 1972)
- 1879 » Hans Lammers, German judge and politician († 1962)
- 1879 » Karl Bühler, German-American linguist and psychologist († 1963)
- 1883 » Jessie Arms Botke, American painter († 1971)
- 1884 » Max Brod, Czech journalist, author, and composer († 1968)
- 1887 » Frank Woolley, English cricketer († 1978)
Died on May 27
- 1831 » Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (b. 1799)
- 1840 » Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1782)
- 1867 » Thomas Bulfinch American mythologist (b. 1796)
- 1896 » Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist, engineer, and academic (b. 1839)
- 1910 » Robert Koch, German physician and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
- 1918 » Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (b. 1869)
- 1919 » Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (b. 1848)
- 1933 » Achille Paroche, French target shooter (b. 1868)
- 1939 » Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (b. 1894)
- 1941 » Ernst Lindemann, German captain (b. 1894)
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.
- January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
- February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
- 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 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 weather on Monday May 27, 1878
The temperature on May 27, 1878 was about 12.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI