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• Alexander Thomas Hussey, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada († 1918)
• Adriana Hamerslag, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1958)
• Adrianus van der A, Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1879)
• Adriaan Willem Frederik Droogendijk, Amsterdam N.H
• * Klaas van Lunzen, Ruinerwold, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1879)
• Aartje Hazeleger, Scherpenzeel
• Aafje de Goede, Spanbroek, Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
• Adriana Pos, Loosdrecht († 1971)
• Abner Franklin MANERS, Greene County Indiana U.S.A († 1946)
• jan maarten de reus, Oud Beijerland

• Adolf Plank (58), Heilbronn, Germany
• Albert Ruijter (46), Wieringen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Seinhorst (74), Voorst (Gendringen)
• Aaltje SEINHORST (74), Gendringen, Gelderland, NEDERLAND, Voorst
• Agnes Hueber (83), IJsselstein
• Anna Maria van Straalen (69), Utrecht
• Adriaantje van der Schoot (37), Schijndel
• Adriaan Broeders (65), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aleida Maria Vries de (4), Weststellingwerf, Fr, Nederland
• Anna Maria van Straalen (69), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

• 1866 » Roger Fry, English painter and critic († 1934)
• 1870 » Karl Renner, Austrian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Austria († 1950)
• 1881 » Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer († 1956)
• 1883 » Manolis Kalomiris, Greek pianist and composer († 1962)
• 1883 » Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, developed aikido († 1969)
• 1884 » Jane Cowl, American actress and playwright († 1950)
• 1887 » Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor († 1963)
• 1894 » Alexander Nelke, Estonian-American painter and carpenter († 1974)
• 1895 » George VI of the United Kingdom († 1952)
• 1895 » Paul Éluard, French poet and author († 1952)

• 1838 » Jean-Olivier Chénier, Canadian physician (b. 1806)
• 1842 » Ben Crack-O, king of several tribes around Cape Palmas
• 1860 » George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
• 1861 » Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)
• 1865 » Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist and mineralogist (b. 1794)
• 1873 » Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American zoologist and geologist (b. 1807)
• 1878 » Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (b. 1843)
• 1912 » Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1887)
• 1917 » Phil Waller, Welsh rugby player (b. 1889)
• 1920 » George Gipp, American football player (b. 1895)

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.
• March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
• May 14 » The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
• May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
• May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.

The temperature on December 14, 1879 was about -2.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.