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• Adelina Christina Maria Meert, Boom († 1938)
• Albert Smildiger, Assen Drenthe Nederland († 1953)
• Adrianus Nicolaas Petrus Joseph Storm, Delft,- († 1896)
• Adrianus Reijnders, Willemstad († 1878)
• Adriana Plaisier, Ridderkerk († 1970)
• Albertina van Ankum,, Rotterdam († 1922)
• Albert Snoeijer, Dedemsvaart († 1960)
• Aart Villerius, Spijkenisse
• Anna Maria Dolle√©, Rotterdam, Gemeente Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1958)
• Annie Hoffmann

• Antonia Francijna Oosterwaal (0), Raamsdonkveer
• Barbertje Wybesd de Hoop (82), Weststellingwerf =Wolvega, fr.nld
• Johanna Maria Mulder (0), Almelo,stad
• Arie Huijzer (0), IJsselmonde
• Anna Catharina de VISSER (43), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelis Pekaar (70), Yerseke, Nederland
• Arie Brussee (0), Rijnsburg
• Storz (0)
• Barbertje Wybes De Hoop (82), Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonij Denekamp (71), Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1863 » Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, Russian general († 1919)
• 1866 » Albertson Van Zo Post, American fencer († 1938)
• 1866 » Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator († 1943)
• 1867 » Charles Dillon Perrine, American-Argentinian astronomer († 1951)
• 1872 » Albert Sarraut, French journalist and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France († 1962)
• 1874 » Ernst Cassirer, Polish-American philosopher and academic († 1945)
• 1879 » Lucy Burns, American activist, co-founded the National Woman's Party († 1966)
• 1879 » Stefan Filipkiewicz, Polish painter († 1944)
• 1887 » Marcel Duchamp, French-American painter and sculptor († 1968)
• 1887 » Willard Price, Canadian-American journalist and author († 1983)

• 1835 » Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise, French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France (b. 1768)
• 1836 » Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (b. 1777)
• 1842 » Clemens Brentano, German author and poet (b. 1778)
• 1844 » Joseph Bonaparte, French diplomat and brother of Napoleon (b. 1768)
• 1849 » Charles Albert of Sardinia (b. 1798)
• 1869 » Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist and physiologist (b. 1787)
• 1878 » George Law Curry, American publisher and politician (b. 1820)
• 1885 » Moses Montefiore, British philanthropist, sheriff and banker (b. 1784)
• 1895 » Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (b. 1803)
• 1930 » John DeWitt, American hammer thrower (b. 1881)

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 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.
• February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
• June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
• October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
• 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 July 28, 1878 was about 18.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.