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Died on Monday August 30, 1880
- Anne Lise Bratland (2)
- Adriana WAPPEROM (83), Papendrecht
- Alida Wilhelmina Opperhuizen (0), Utrecht
- Anabelle Carter (2), Dye, Cooke, Texas, United States
- Van Bodegraven (0), Basingerhorn
- Anna Cornelia de Koning (0), Halsteren
- Abraham Maximiliaan Lamberts (82), Burtscheid
- Adriaan Hage (1), Sint Annaland
- Andries Jans Kobus (47), Zwaagwesteinde
- Adrianus van Erp (80), Boxtel
Born on August 30
- 1860 » Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and illustrator († 1900)
- 1870 » Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia († 1891)
- 1871 » Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1937)
- 1883 » Theo van Doesburg, Dutch artist († 1931)
- 1884 » Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1971)
- 1885 » Tedda Courtney, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1957)
- 1890 » Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, English captain and pilot († 1918)
- 1893 » Huey Long, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana († 1935)
- 1896 » Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and playwright († 1983)
- 1898 » Shirley Booth, American actress and singer († 1992)
Died on August 30
- 1856 » Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English lawyer and author (b. 1811)
- 1879 » John Bell Hood, American general (b. 1831)
- 1886 » Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American general and politician (b. 1836)
- 1896 » Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia (b. 1824)
- 1906 » Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect and educator, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (b. 1847)
- 1907 » Richard Mansfield, American actor and manager (b. 1857)
- 1908 » Alexander P. Stewart, American general (b. 1821)
- 1928 » Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
- 1935 » Henri Barbusse, French journalist and author (b. 1873)
- 1935 » Namık İsmail, Turkish painter and educator (b. 1890)
Names that were popular for boys in 1880
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Joseph
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1880
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1880
- 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 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 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
- May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
- May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
- June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
- June 29 » France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie".
- July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
The weather on Monday August 30, 1880
The temperature on August 30, 1880 was about 24.1 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI