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May 28, 1879Born on Thursday May 29, 1879
- Adriana Maria Dijkshoorn, Vlaardingen († 1881)
- Adriaan de Ridder, Arnemuiden
- Adriana van Dalen, 's Gravenmoer († 1943)
- Adriana Maria Haans, Tilburg (Tilburg) (Noord-Brabant) († 1960)
- Adriana Stephana van Dijk, Cothen, Utrecht, NL († 1880)
- Adriaan van der Klooster, Oosterland, Nederland
- Albert Visscher, Vollenhove, Overijssel, Nederland († 1938)
- Albert Hendriks Visscher, Leeuwte, Ambt Vollenhove († 1938)
- Adrianus Jacobus Steen, van der, Naaldwijk († 1879)
- Aina Maria Otontytär Leppä
Died on Thursday May 29, 1879
- Adriana Ackermans (13), Gilze en Rijen
- Anna Elisabeth van Veersen (55), Terwolde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Sophia Krijger (1), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Cornelia van der Vis (0), Aarlanderveen
- Alberdina WOLTHUIS (75), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adriaan van Hees (40), Horssen, Druten
- Albertus Dortmans (69), Dinther,, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Anna Christina Elisabeth Danckelman (85), Gennep, Nederland
- Adolf van Zalingen (75), Doorn
- Anna Smit (27), Lutjegast
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 29, 1879 at Delpher
Born on May 29
- 1860 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer († 1909)
- 1871 » Clark Voorhees, American painter († 1933)
- 1873 » Rudolf Tobias, Estonian organist and composer († 1918)
- 1874 » G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright († 1936)
- 1880 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher († 1936)
- 1892 » Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author († 1938)
- 1893 » Max Brand, American journalist and author († 1944)
- 1894 » Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer († 1989)
- 1894 » Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1969)
- 1897 » Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1957)
Died on May 29
- 1847 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
- 1862 » Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)
- 1866 » Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)
- 1873 » Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)
- 1892 » Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1817)
- 1896 » Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and academic (b. 1814)
- 1903 » Bruce Price, American architect, designed the Château Frontenac and American Surety Building (b. 1845)
- 1910 » Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
- 1911 » W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (b. 1836)
- 1914 » Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving, English author and playwright (b. 1871)
Names that were popular for boys in 1879
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Joseph
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1879
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Helena
- Grietje
- Aaltje
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 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
- 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 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
- July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
- September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
- 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 weather on Thursday May 29, 1879
The temperature on May 29, 1879 was about 10.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI