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June 7, 1879Born on Sunday June 8, 1879
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- Haneveer Joannes Baptist Franciscus, Baarle-Hertog, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1973)
- Adriana Schuurmans, Heeswijk, Noord-Brabant († 1965)
- Aagje Konings, Haarlemmermeer († 1957)
- Adriana Catharina Pagé, Middelburg († 1931)
- LENTEN († 1879)
- Adriana Voormolen, Bergambacht, Gemeente Bergambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Hajee, Nederland († 1956)
- Agatha Gertruida Cilliers, Bethlehem, Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
- Aleida Anink ?, Apeldoorn
Died on Sunday June 8, 1879
- Christiaan Storm (61), Delft-Vrijenban, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bernardus Johan Rupert (0), Purmerend
- Cornelia Bernarda van Wijlen (0), Sprang
- Angele Lalande (62)
- Arnoldus Verbeten (76), St. Hubert
- Arend Martens Spin (7), Wolvega, 8472, Nederland
- Catharina VAN DER MEIJ (0), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
- LENTEN (0), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Bernardus Johan Rupert (0), Purmerend, Noord Holland, Nederland
- Albertus van der Elst (5), Bennebroek
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 8, 1879 at Delpher
Born on June 8
- 1867 » Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater († 1959)
- 1868 » Robert Robinson Taylor, American architect († 1942)
- 1872 » Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator († 1949)
- 1875 » Ernst Enno, Estonian poet and author († 1934)
- 1876 » Alexandre Tuffère, Greek-French triple jumper († 1958)
- 1885 » Karl Genzken, German physician († 1957)
- 1891 » William Funnell, Australian public servant († 1962)
- 1893 » Ernst Marcus, German zoologist († 1968)
- 1893 » Gaby Morlay, French actress († 1964)
- 1894 » Erwin Schulhoff, Czech composer and pianist († 1942)
Died on June 8
- 1835 » Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian economist and jurist (b. 1761)
- 1845 » Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (b. 1767)
- 1846 » Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist (b. 1799)
- 1857 » Douglas William Jerrold, English journalist and playwright (b. 1803)
- 1874 » Cochise, American tribal chief (b. 1805)
- 1876 » George Sand, French author and playwright (b. 1804)
- 1885 » Ignace Bourget, Canadian bishop (b. 1799)
- 1889 » Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (b. 1844)
- 1899 » Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (b. 1863)
- 1924 » Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1902)
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.
- April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
- May 14 » The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
- June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
- July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
- October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
The weather on Sunday June 8, 1879
The temperature on June 8, 1879 was about 14.6 °C. There was 11 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI