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Born on Sunday February 2, 1879
- Anna Louisa Maria La Poutè, Delft
- Anna Johanna Volkers, Delft
- Aafke Jans Kroese, Oenkerk, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1880)
- Adriaan van Iwaarden, Kruiningen († 1966)
- Aalfien Visser, Vlagtwedde
- Anna van Zeventer, Maassluis
- Adolphina Eduardina Kok, Rotterdam († 1928)
- Aafje Boom, dordrecht († 1954)
- Alida Simonetta Muntendam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
- Anje Groendijk, Uithuizermeeden,, Groningen, Nederland († 1960)
Died on Sunday February 2, 1879
- Alberdina Terpelle (56), Wilp, Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland
- albertina Johannesd Bellaard (beulaert) (85), westdorpe
- Engele Gerrits Gerritsma (83), Haskerland
- Adriaan Kolen (82), Tilburg
- Aleida Schophuis (55), Tubbergen, Geesteren (O)
- Albert Bremer (63), Steenderen
- Adolf Ludwig Jaeger (56), Brixton,Greater London,England
- Alyda Klok (0), Havelte
- Adriana Johanna van Dijke (0), Oud-Vossemeer, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Adrianus Goemans (40), Wijk aan Zee en Duin, Kennemerland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 2, 1879 at Delpher
Born on February 2
- 1873 » Leo Fall, Austrian composer († 1925)
- 1875 » Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer († 1962)
- 1877 » Frank L. Packard, Canadian author († 1942)
- 1878 » Joe Lydon, American boxer († 1937)
- 1880 » Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer († 1969)
- 1881 » Orval Overall, American baseball player and manager († 1947)
- 1882 » James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet († 1941)
- 1882 » Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark († 1944)
- 1883 » Johnston McCulley, American author and screenwriter, created Zorro († 1958)
- 1883 » Julia Nava de Ruisánchez, Mexican activist and writer († 1964)
Died on February 2
- 1861 » Théophane Vénard, French Catholic missionary (b. 1829)
- 1881 » Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1808)
- 1904 » Ernest Cashel, American-Canadian criminal (b. 1882)
- 1904 » William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1841)
- 1905 » Henri Germain, French banker and politician, founded Le Crédit Lyonnais (b. 1824)
- 1907 » Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (b. 1834)
- 1909 » Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1829)
- 1913 » Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer (b. 1845)
- 1918 » John L. Sullivan, American boxer (b. 1858)
- 1919 » Julius Kuperjanov, Estonian lieutenant (b. 1894)
Names that were popular for boys in 1879
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1879
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- 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 25 » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
- April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
- 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.
- 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.
- July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
- October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
Weather February 2, 1879
The temperature on February 2, 1879 was about -0.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.