About the day » Thursday May 30, 1878Calender converter

• anna elizabeth henriette marie de JONGH, amersfoort(UT) († 1970)
• van Rooijen, Amsterdam
• Anna Henriette Elisabeth Maria Jongh de, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1970)
• Adrianus Cornelis Brekelmans, Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1960)
• Andries van den Berg, Oegstgeest († 1878)
• Adriaantje Magdalena Kroos, Groote Lindt († 1956)
• Hendrikje Van Dijk, Koekange († 1957)
• Andries Vonk Noordergraaf, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel († 1945)
• Agnes Maria Koopmans, Harlingen († 1882)
• Angelina Mestdag, Drongen (B) († 1938)

• Bernard Heinrich Sibum (23), Zwartemeer, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anne Aarts (31), Groningen
• Arnoldus Timmermans (61), Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Berend Derks Richtering (83), Dalen,Drenthe,Niederlande
• Aaldert Koning (21), Molenhoek (Steenwijkerwold)
• Aart ter Hoeven (67), Voorst
• Berend Derks Rigtering (83), Dalen
• Ambrosius Rambour (49), Langemark,West-Vlaanderen,Belgie
• Aloys Debruyne (5), Klerken
• Benjamin Eyre (0), Minersville, Beaver, Utah Territory, United States

• 1874 » Ernest Duchesne, French physician († 1912)
• 1875 » Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher and academic († 1944)
• 1879 » Colin Blythe, English cricketer and soldier († 1917)
• 1879 » Konstantin Ramul, Estonian psychologist and academic († 1975)
• 1881 » Georg von Küchler, German field marshal († 1968)
• 1882 » Wyndham Halswelle, English runner and soldier († 1915)
• 1883 » Sandy Pearce, Australian rugby league player († 1930)
• 1884 » Siegmund Glücksmann, German soldier and politician († 1942)
• 1885 » Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist († 1942)
• 1886 » Laurent Barré, Canadian lawyer and politician († 1964)

• 1832 » James Mackintosh, Scottish historian, jurist, and politician (b. 1765)
• 1855 » Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman, (b. 1777)
• 1865 » John Catron, American lawyer and judge (b. 1786)
• 1892 » Mary Hannah Gray Clarke, American author, correspondent, and poet (b. 1835)
• 1901 » Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)
• 1911 » Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (b. 1836)
• 1912 » Wilbur Wright, American pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1867)
• 1918 » Georgi Plekhanov, Russian philosopher and theorist (b. 1856)
• 1925 » Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (b. 1876)
• 1926 » Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1864)

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.
• January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
• May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
• June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
• 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 May 30, 1878 was about 9.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%.