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• Adrianus Jacobus van Pesch, Amsterdam († 1972)
• Lakerveld, Tienhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1911)
• Albert Pietersz Vuil, Egmond aan Zee († 1918)
• Alewijn Boogaard, Arkel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1974)
• Anna Cornelia Antens, Hoeven († 1956)
• Alewijn Bogerd, Arkel, Gemeente Giessenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Amadeus Evens, Ninove, België
• Adrianus Aart van Hattem, Hardinxveld († 1962)
• Aaltje van Dalen, De Groeve gem.Zuidlaren († 1964)
• Albert Vuil, Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1918)

• Andreas van Mierlo (83), Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie Nooteboom (0), Klaaswaal
• Adrianus van Vliet (73), Ter Aar
• Antonetta Feijen (78), Meijel
• Antje Smeins (27), Beerta
• Anna Vermaas (60), Rozenburg
• Catharina Coleta VLOEBERGHS (53), Vremde
• Adriaan Oomen (90), Chaam
• anna VERMAAS (60), rozenburg
• Andries van Mierlo (83), Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1878 » Dorothea Bate, English palaeontologist and archaeozoologist († 1951)
• 1881 » Clarence Gagnon, Canadian painter and illustrator († 1942)
• 1883 » Arnold Bax, English composer and poet († 1953)
• 1883 » Charles Demuth, American painter († 1935)
• 1884 » Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst († 1922)
• 1885 » Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect and academic († 1966)
• 1885 » George Bouzianis, Greek painter († 1959)
• 1885 » Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic († 1951)
• 1885 » Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general and politician, 4th Japanese Military Governors of the Philippines († 1946)
• 1888 » David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian pianist and composer († 1974)

• 1828 » Thomas Bewick, English engraver, illustrator and author (b.1753)
• 1830 » Francis I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1777)
• 1873 » Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1796)
• 1887 » Doc Holliday, American dentist and poker player (b. 1851)
• 1890 » César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1822)
• 1895 » Robert Battey, American surgeon and academic (b. 1828)
• 1901 » James Agnew, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1815)
• 1905 » Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (b. 1870)
• 1917 » Colin Blythe, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1879)
• 1921 » Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet and playwright (b. 1849)

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 25 » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
• February 15 » Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
• April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
• July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
• September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
• October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.

The temperature on November 8, 1879 was about 11.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.