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• Aart Neuteboom, Olst,Gemeente Olst-Wijhe, Overijssel, Nederland († 1947)
• Adriana Johanna Heijman, Utrecht
• Alida Peekel, Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
• Alida Annetta van Geest, Naaldwijk († 1963)
• Diederik Bertelink, Lonneker († 1947)
• Adrianus (Arie) Bierhuizen, Overschie, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1945)
• Alex Archibald Nagel, Semarang, Java (Ned. Indië) († 1910)
• Adrianus van Laarhoven, Best († 1879)
• Adriana Maria Josepha Cornelia Zijlmans, Waalwijk, Nederland († 1897)
• Adriana Maria Josepha Cornelia Zijlmans, Waalwijk († 1897)

• Anna Maria van Haren (1), Grave
• Annetje Schiphorst (1), Apeldoorn
• Siebrens (0), Groningen, Nederland
• Arie Benne (2), Brielle, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Verschoor (0), Heinenoord, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berendina Hendriks (76), Zutphen
• Anna Catherine Spenlau (1), Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Alida Anna Vastenhouw (35), Amsterdam
• Alida Anna Vastenhouw (35), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Augustinus Joannes Aspeslagh (40), Oostende

• 1873 » Constantin Carathéodory, German mathematician and author († 1950)
• 1874 » Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer and painter († 1951)
• 1874 » Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician († 1962)
• 1876 » Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer († 1941)
• 1877 » Stanley Lord, English captain († 1962)
• 1877 » Wilhelm Filchner, German-Swiss explorer († 1957)
• 1880 » Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer, co-founded Famous Players-Lasky († 1958)
• 1882 » Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba († 1969)
• 1883 » LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter († 1956)
• 1883 » Petros Voulgaris, Greek admiral and politician, 136th Prime Minister of Greece († 1957)

• 1847 » Nicolas Oudinot, French general (b. 1767)
• 1871 » İbrahim Şinasi, Turkish journalist, author, and translator (b. 1826)
• 1872 » Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher (b. 1804)
• 1881 » Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1824)
• 1885 » Friedrich Kiel, German composer and educator (b. 1821)
• 1894 » Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (b. 1841)
• 1905 » René Goblet, French lawyer and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
• 1910 » Rajanikanta Sen, Bangladeshi poet and composer (b. 1865)
• 1912 » Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (b. 1843)
• 1912 » Nogi Maresuke, Japanese general (b. 1849)

• 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.
• February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
• June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
• July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
• July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
• September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
• October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

The temperature on September 13, 1878 was about 17.6 °C. There was 0.1 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 84%.