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Born on Monday August 11, 1879
- Andries van der Meijs, Maassluis († 1941)
- Aaltje Oldenbroek, Kampen,, Overijssel, Nederland († 1901)
- Agatha van der Valk, Voorschoten (Z-H), Nederland († 1931)
- Aaltje Bulten, Drempt
- Alice M Dow, Salina, Saline, Kansas, Verenigde Staten († 1960)
- Alphonse Philibert STREYDIO, Marcq, 55025, Hainaut, Belgique, Section de la Place
- Aaltje Willems Sipkens, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Aaltje Oldenbroek, Kampen († 1901)
- Akke Drenth, Oudehorne († 1957)
- Adriana Johanna Elisabeth van Aalst, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
Died on Monday August 11, 1879
- Anna Maria Elisabeth SCHEERS (0), 's Hertogenbosch
- Boudewina Hermans (66), Haarlem
- Alida BOEN (0), Koekelare Belgie
- Anne Baudry (85), Le Lude, 72800, FRANCE
- Andreas Van Seters (0), Raamsdonk
- (Stillborn) IJzerman (0), Heerde, Nederland
- Berend SIJBRING (68), Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland
- Caecilie Pick (60), Krotoszyn, Wlkp., Poland
- Berent Jannesz Sijbring (68), Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland
- Aaltje Geerts Steffens (65)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 11, 1879 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
Born on August 11
- 1870 » Tom Richardson, English cricketer († 1912)
- 1874 » Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg († 1953)
- 1877 » Adolph M. Christianson, American lawyer and judge († 1954)
- 1878 » Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and author († 1955)
- 1881 » Aleksander Aberg, Estonian wrestler († 1920)
- 1884 » Hermann Wlach, Austrian-Swiss actor († 1962)
- 1885 » Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer († 1958)
- 1891 » Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle († 1944)
- 1891 » Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator († 1962)
- 1892 » Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet and linguist († 1978)
Died on August 11
- 1851 » Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (b. 1779)
- 1854 » Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1798)
- 1868 » Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1815)
- 1886 » Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1843)
- 1890 » John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)
- 1892 » Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
- 1903 » Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)
- 1908 » Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889)
- 1919 » Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)
- 1921 » Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (b. 1828)
Names that were popular for boys in 1879
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1879
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Trijntje
- Antje
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1879
- 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.
- January 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
- January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
- March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
- May 2 » The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Madrid by Pablo Iglesias.
- August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
Weather August 11, 1879
The temperature on August 11, 1879 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%.