• de Vries, Surhuisterveen, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1879)
• Anna Maria Wedding, Amsterdam
• Klaassen, arnhem († 1930)
• Albrecht Otto Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Pechmann († 1949)
• Alida Margaretha Andriessen, Naarden († 1935)
• Adrianus Laurentius Gabriels, Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1879)
• Anna Pauline Adrienne van der Hoeven, Sint Petersburg,,Sankt-Peterburg,Russia
• Adrianus Rijkenberg, Monnickendam, Nederland († 1880)
• "Franz" Xaver Ferdinand Maria von Perfall, Greifenberg, Allemagne († 1966)
• Aasa HUNT, Nebraska († 1963)

• Anna Catharina Weijers (76), Nijmegen
• Cornelia van der Steen (63), Pernis,Zuid Holland,Nederland
• Alexander Cawsey #7008*05d (82)
• (l.l.) Post (0), Vollenhove
• Aafje Vrielink (29), Sleen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Carel Gerardus Stroomberg (69), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Anna Maria BAKKER (59), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Catharina Weijers (76), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anthonie Schouw (88), Loosduinen
• Coenraad Lerk (67), Leeuwarden

• 1866 » Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine († 1953)
• 1875 » H. M. Brock, British painter and illustrator († 1960)
• 1880 » Friedrich Lahrs, German architect and academic († 1964)
• 1881 » Isabel Martin Lewis, American astronomer and author († 1966)
• 1882 » James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger († 1946)
• 1886 » Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator († 1939)
• 1888 » Carl Schmitt, German philosopher and jurist († 1985)
• 1892 » Thomas Mitchell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1962)
• 1894 » Erna Mohr, German zoologist († 1968)
• 1895 » Dorothy Wilde, English author and poet († 1941)

• 1806 » James Smith, Irish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1719)
• 1825 » Thomas P. Grosvenor, American soldier and politician (b. 1744)
• 1844 » Yevgeny Baratynsky, Russian philosopher and poet (b. 1800)
• 1897 » Patrick Jennings, Irish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1831)
• 1905 » Muhammad Abduh, Egyptian jurist and scholar (b. 1849)
• 1908 » Friedrich Traun, German sprinter and tennis player (b. 1876)
• 1909 » Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1835)
• 1929 » Billy Mosforth, English footballer and engraver (b. 1857)
• 1937 » George Gershwin, American pianist, songwriter, and composer (b. 1898)
• 1959 » Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (b. 1882)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Dirk
12. Adrianus
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.
• 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.
• 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 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
• 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.
• October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.

The temperature on July 11, 1879 was about 14.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%.