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Born on Saturday September 7, 1878
- Adrianus Vermeulen, Vlaardingen
- Aaltje Meijer, Heerde (Wapenveld),, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriaan Schoenmakers, Emmickhoven
- Adriana Giljam, Oud Vossemeer († 1879)
- * Johanna Maria van den Witteboer, Vught
- Adrianus Vermeulen, Vlaardingen,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
- Adriana Cornelia Aplonia Bos, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1950)
- Alvina, Black Jack, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America († 1962)
- Alphonsus Gerebernus Nevelsteen, Geel, België († 1950)
- 00 Pieter de Koning, Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, NL
Died on Saturday September 7, 1878
- Andries Jacobs Kuiper (69), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aaltje van 't Hof (77), Heinenoord
- Verkaik (0), Kralingen
- Aaltje Johannesd Van 't HOF (76), Heinenoord
- Anna Katarina Krebbers (57), Ottersum,Gemeente Gennep, Limburg, Nederland
- kok, bergambacht
- Aleida Hermina ten Bruggencate (27), Zutphen
- Anna Catharina Krebbers (57), Ottersum
- Anna Maria van Dijk (69), Aalst
- Anna Catharina Krebbers (57), Ottersum, NL
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 7, 1878 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on September 7
- 1867 » Albert Bassermann, German-Swiss actor († 1952)
- 1869 » Ben Viljoen, South African general († 1917)
- 1870 » Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian pilot, explorer, and author († 1938)
- 1871 » George Hirst, English cricketer and coach († 1954)
- 1875 » Edward Francis Hutton, American businessman and financier, co-founded E. F. Hutton & Co. († 1962)
- 1876 » C. J. Dennis, Australian poet and author († 1938)
- 1876 » Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta († 1934)
- 1883 » Theophrastos Sakellaridis, Greek composer and conductor († 1950)
- 1885 » Elinor Wylie, American author and poet († 1928)
- 1887 » Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic († 1964)
Died on September 7
- 1840 » Jacques MacDonald, French general (b. 1765)
- 1871 » Kimenzan Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 13th Yokozuna (b. 1826)
- 1871 » Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha, Ottoman politician, 217th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1815)
- 1881 » Sidney Lanier, American poet and academic (b. 1842)
- 1891 » Lorenzo Sawyer, American lawyer and judge (b. 1820)
- 1892 » John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (b. 1807)
- 1893 » Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (b. 1808)
- 1907 » Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Romanian philologist, journalist, and playwright (b. 1838)
- 1910 » William Holman Hunt, English painter and soldier (b. 1827)
- 1920 » Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Quebec (b. 1855)
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 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
- February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
- May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
- July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
- December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
The weather on Saturday September 7, 1878
The temperature on September 7, 1878 was about 15.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI