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• Aaltje Winkel, Hollandscheveld
• Adriana van der Beek, Vleuten († 1958)
• Anna Zonneveld, Heemskerk, Noord Holland, Netherlands († 1949)
• Aaltje Wichers Winkel, Hollandsche Veldt (Hoogeveen)
• Albertje Pieters Hoogeveen, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1925)
• Albert Loof, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1951)
• Alida Moses, Amsterdam († 1880)
• Abraham da Silva, Amsterdam († 1957)
• Almeda Lewis
• Albert Loof, Beilen,Drenthe,Niederlande,Spier († 1951)

• Aafje Verhoog (43), Rotterdam
• Adriana van de PANNE (16), Elkerzee, Middenschouwen, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aaltje Budding (74), Horssen
• Andrieske Minzes (Meinzes, Menzes) Visser (62), Wartena, Idaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Kremer (0), Hüntel, Meppen, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Aaltjen Hoegen (62), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Boxebeld (73), Hengeveld, Wijhe
• Adrianus Rom (1), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Turnhout (42), Voorhout
• Aleida Kruitbosch (2), Beekbergen

• 1875 » Albert Marquet, French painter († 1947)
• 1877 » Oscar Grégoire, Belgian water polo player and swimmer († 1947)
• 1878 » Kathleen Scott, British sculptor († 1947)
• 1879 » Edward Steichen, Luxembourger-American painter and photographer († 1973)
• 1879 » Miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager († 1929)
• 1879 » Sándor Garbai, Hungarian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Hungary († 1947)
• 1881 » Arkady Averchenko, Russian playwright and satirist († 1925)
• 1882 » Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist († 1965)
• 1883 » Marie Under, Estonian author and poet († 1980)
• 1884 » Gordon Thomson, English rower and lieutenant († 1953)

• 1864 » Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic (b. 1800)
• 1869 » James Harper, American publisher and politician, 65th Mayor of New York City (b. 1795)
• 1875 » Edgar Quinet, French historian and academic (b. 1803)
• 1875 » Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (b. 1808)
• 1878 » George Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the Albert Memorial and St Mary's Cathedral (b. 1811)
• 1886 » Henry Taylor, English poet and playwright (b. 1800)
• 1889 » John Bright, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1811)
• 1890 » Carl Jacob Löwig, German chemist and academic (b. 1803)
• 1898 » Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and activist (b. 1817)
• 1900 » Joseph A. Campbell, American businessman, founded the Campbell Soup Company (b. 1817)

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.
• April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
• July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
• July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
• September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
• October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
• October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.

The temperature on March 27, 1879 was about -0.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.