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• Adriana Schoo, Haarlemmermeer († 1963)
• Adriaan Kaan, Hoek († 1878)
• Albert Jan Pardijs, Vorden (Veldwijk) († 1941)
• Adrianus Spruijt, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1878)
• "Maria Hedwig" Anna Bertha Wilhelmine Christine Elisabeth Rositta von Windisch-Graetz, Stekna, Tchéquie († 1918)
• Aaltje Vlaswinkel, Delfshaven († 1964)
• Alípio Angelo, Igarapava, São Paulo, Brasil
• Albertus Gerrits Stoel, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1963)
• Adrianus Severijnen, Zevenbergen, Gemeente Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Crusio, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Anna Maria Koffrie (58), Utrecht
• Anna Catharina GROSEMANS (76), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Antje van Brederode (53), Edam
• Adriana van Konijnenburg (20), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arendt Harms Rodenboog (68), Amen (Rolde)
• Adriaan Schrauwen (41), Oud Gastel
• Adriaan van Oost (71), Sint-Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland
• Adrianus van der Gaag (63), Maassluis
• Aleijda II ter Horst (71), Elden, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus van der Gaag (63), Maassluis

• 1863 » Francisco León de la Barra, Mexican politician and diplomat († 1939)
• 1866 » Germanos Karavangelis, Greek-Austrian metropolitan († 1935)
• 1874 » Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada († 1960)
• 1880 » Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-American chemist and author († 1963)
• 1882 » Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iranian educator and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Iran († 1967)
• 1885 » Erich Jacoby, Estonian-Polish architect († 1941)
• 1888 » Alexander Friedmann, Russian physicist and mathematician († 1925)
• 1888 » Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer († 1980)
• 1890 » Stan Laurel, English actor and comedian († 1965)
• 1896 » Murray Leinster, American author and screenwriter († 1976)

• 1858 » John Snow, English epidemiologist and physician (b. 1813)
• 1862 » Hidenoyama Raigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 9th Yokozuna (b. 1808)
• 1869 » Charles Sturt, Indian-English botanist and explorer (b. 1795)
• 1872 » Norman MacLeod, Scottish minister and author (b. 1812)
• 1878 » Crawford Long, American surgeon and pharmacist (b. 1815)
• 1878 » Kikuchi Yōsai, Japanese painter (b. 1781)
• 1881 » Josiah Mason, English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)
• 1885 » Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter and academic (b. 1818)
• 1886 » Alexander Stuart, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1824)
• 1902 » Ernst Schröder, German mathematician and academic (b. 1841)

• 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 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
• March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
• 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.
• May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
• December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

The temperature on June 16, 1878 was about 10.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.