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• Anna Catharina DE VOGELEER, Vilvoorde,1800,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 1932)
• Afra Alida Beijer, Wijdewormer, Noord-Holland, nederland († 1964)
• Anna Meyer, Friesch Stroobos, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1880)
• Albertus Hendrikus Burgers, Pannerden
• Adriana Wilhelmina Diersman, Rotterdam († 1880)
• Alieda Cornelisdr van den Oever, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1947)
• van der Woude, Suameer († 1879)
• Jan Zwiers, Oosterhesselen († 1902)
• Anna Catharina WOLZAK, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1960)
• Adam Buitenhek, Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1960)

• Antonie van Ooik (0), Austerlitz
• Antje Hedsers Fokkema (83), Rijperkerk
• Aart Nouwen (0), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Nederland
• Antonie van Ooik (0), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Jacoba (Annigje) Berg van den (65), Zwartsluis
• Antje Hedzers Fokkema (83), Rijperkerk
• Anna Snippe (41), Amsterdam
• Anna Machtildis Erens (64), Bocholt, Belgium
• Adrijana Ouwendijk (79), Overschie, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andrew Cress (69), Worth, Woodford County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten

• 1869 » Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and umpire († 1960)
• 1874 » Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer († 1935)
• 1877 » Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet († 1943)
• 1878 » A. E. Coppard, English poet and short story writer († 1957)
• 1878 » Augustus John, Welsh painter and illustrator († 1961)
• 1881 » Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor († 1919)
• 1883 » Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch pathologist and academic († 1961)
• 1883 » Max Eastman, American author and poet († 1969)
• 1884 » Guy Pène du Bois, American painter, critic, and educator († 1958)
• 1889 » M. Patanjali Sastri, Indian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India († 1963)

• 1863 » Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)
• 1874 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)
• 1877 » Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1794)
• 1880 » Anselm Feuerbach, German painter and educator (b. 1829)
• 1880 » Edward William Cooke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1811)
• 1882 » John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer (b. 1811)
• 1883 » Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)
• 1891 » Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
• 1896 » Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
• 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Hendrikus
15. Gerardus
16. Wilhelmus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Aaltje
12. Neeltje
13. Jacoba
14. Trijntje
15. Antje
16. Petronella

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
• March 23 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.
• July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
• September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
• December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
• December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

The temperature on January 4, 1879 was about 2.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.