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July 21, 1878Born on Monday July 22, 1878
- Broertjes († 1963)
- Albert Marie Guillaume van AUBEL, Maastricht (Limburg) (NL)
- Andries PEETERS, Helden, Limburg, Netherlands († 1928)
- den Breejen, Haarlemmermeer
- Adolf BRAACK († 1950)
- Albert George Ebsworth, Isleworth, Middlesex, England († 1951)
- Alida Moes-, IJsselstein, Nederland († 1907)
- Albert Jan Smale, Harfsen († 1900)
- andries peeters, helden († 1928)
- Adrianus Petrus van Paassen, Naaldwijk, Nederland († 1878)
Died on Monday July 22, 1878
- Cornelia van der Poll (41), Amsterdam
- Aaltje Bergman (26), Sassenheim, Teylingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albertje Berghout (0)
- Carolus Bruynooghe (64), Torhout,8820,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Carel Bruynooghe (64), Torhout
- Carl August Wilhelm Obermeyer (56)
- Albertje Berghout (0), Pernis
- Catharina Petronella van der Lans (4)
- Anna Maria Scholten (54), Amsterdam
- Anna van Falier (15), Hedikhuizen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 22, 1878 at Delpher
Born on July 22
- 1878 » Janusz Korczak, Polish pediatrician and author († 1942)
- 1881 » Augusta Fox Bronner, American psychologist, specialist in juvenile psychology († 1966)
- 1882 » Edward Hopper, American painter and etcher († 1967)
- 1884 » Odell Shepard, American poet and politician, 66th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut († 1967)
- 1886 » Hella Wuolijoki, Estonian-Finnish author († 1954)
- 1887 » Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1975)
- 1888 » Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic († 1950)
- 1888 » Selman Waksman, Jewish-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
- 1889 » James Whale, English director († 1957)
- 1890 » Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist († 1995)
Died on July 22
- 1864 » James B. McPherson, American general (b. 1828)
- 1869 » John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge (b. 1806)
- 1902 » Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Polish cardinal (b. 1822)
- 1903 » Cassius Marcellus Clay, American publisher, lawyer, and politician, United States Ambassador to Russia (b. 1810)
- 1904 » Wilson Barrett, English actor and playwright (b. 1846)
- 1906 » William Snodgrass, Canadian minister and academic (b. 1827)
- 1908 » Randal Cremer, English politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1828)
- 1915 » Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor, developed Standard time (b. 1827)
- 1916 » James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (b. 1849)
- 1918 » Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (b. 1898)
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 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
- 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.
- March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
- 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.
- June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
The weather on Monday July 22, 1878
The temperature on July 22, 1878 was about 24.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI