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• Adam Frank Hug, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America († 1945)
• Albertine MARTIN, Brain-sur-l'Authion, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France († 1955)
• Jochems, Groesbeek († 1879)
• Adriaan Gaetan Frans Christyn Graaf van Ribaucourt, Perck († 1918)
• Adrianus Claassens, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1942)
• Albert Louis Christiaan Willem van Oordt, Valkenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1880)
• Alberdina Margaritha Jacoba van Ros, Someren (Lierop) (Noord Brabant) († 1915)
• Akke Botes van der Vegt, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1879)
• "Adrien" Gaëtan François Christyn de Ribaucourt, Perk, Steenokkerzeel, Belgique († 1918)
• Alida Jacoba Johanna Scholte, Amsterdam

• Arnoldus Henricus Rijnen, Etten-Leur
• Betje Neijmans (65), nieuwenhoorn (zuid holland)
• Cornelia Voorend (Voor Endt) (63), Culemborg
• Arie Verburg (32), Lopik
• Antje Aarts Bos (89), Myriokephalon
• Anna Maria DIJKSTRA (47)
• Arnoldus Henrikus Rijnen (33), Etten-Leur,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Barend Bennink (53), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Oostenrijk (64), Stompwijk
• Antonius Hendrikus van Nieuwenhuijse (42), Amsterdam

• 1872 » Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter († 1946)
• 1877 » Roger Quilter, English composer († 1953)
• 1878 » Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1959)
• 1878 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator († 1925)
• 1880 » Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist († 1930)
• 1880 » Grantland Rice, American journalist and poet († 1954)
• 1880 » Sholem Asch, Polish-American author and playwright († 1957)
• 1881 » Perikles Ioannidis, Greek admiral († 1965)
• 1886 » Hermann Broch, Austrian-American author and poet († 1951)
• 1886 » Sakutarō Hagiwara, Japanese poet and critic († 1942)

• 1814 » Alexander Samoylov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1744)
• 1888 » Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1838)
• 1894 » Alexander III of Russia (b. 1845)
• 1903 » Theodor Mommsen, German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1817)
• 1907 » Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (b. 1873)
• 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian (b. 1883)
• 1938 » Charles Weeghman, American businessman (b. 1874)
• 1942 » Hugo Distler, German organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1908)
• 1952 » Dixie Lee, American singer (b. 1911)
• 1955 » Dale Carnegie, American author and educator (b. 1888)

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.
• January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
• March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
• May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
• September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
• October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
• 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.

The temperature on November 1, 1879 was about 5.4 °C. There was 0.9 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 89%.