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August 7, 1880Born on Sunday August 8, 1880
- Alphonsus Joannes Hubertus van Dijk, Tilburg, Nederland († 1969)
- Adriaan Matthys Johannes Rall Van Rooyen, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa
- Aime Talpe, Hooglede, België († 1964)
- Anna Admiraal-, Egmond-Binnen, Nederland († 1931)
- Alois Schelfhout, Graauw en Langendam
- Alphonsus Joannes Hubertus Dijk van, Tilburg (N.Br.) († 1969)
- Andreas Manne Stenström Reverend, Brunnsberg, Älvdalen, Dalarna Parish, Sweden († 1953)
- Albert Charles James LUCAS († 1946)
- Adriana Pieternella van Toor, Vlaardingen († 1881)
- Adriana de Jonge, Zaamslag, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1881)
Died on Sunday August 8, 1880
- Abraham van der Werf (34), Gaassterland
- Alida BLEIJENBERG (45), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adrianus Adriaan van Aalst, Raamsdonk, Geertruidenberg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonius Hofstede (71), Amsterdam
- Adrianus Adriaan van Aalst (71), Raamsdonk
- Arnoldus van der Vegt (81), Rotterdam
- Abraham Jensen Bang, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adriana de Zwart (0), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Almon Lewis (29), Bairdstown, Wood, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
- Charlotte Konstanze FROWEIN (74)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 8, 1880 at Delpher
Born on August 8
- 1874 » Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, English businessman and politician, President of the Board of Trade († 1948)
- 1875 » Arthur Bernardes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 12th President of Brazil († 1955)
- 1876 » Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian-Syrian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute († 1929)
- 1879 » Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous († 1950)
- 1879 » Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general and politician († 1919)
- 1880 » Earle Page, Australian lawyer, academic, and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia († 1961)
- 1881 » Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal († 1954)
- 1882 » Ladislas Starevich, Russian-French animator, screenwriter, and cinematographer († 1965)
- 1884 » Sara Teasdale, American poet and educator († 1933)
- 1889 » Hans Egede Budtz, Danish actor († 1968)
Died on August 8
- 1858 » Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur, Haitian Empress (b. 1758)
- 1863 » Angus MacAskill, Scottish-Canadian giant (b. 1825)
- 1879 » Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher and academic (b. 1797)
- 1887 » Alexander William Doniphan, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1808)
- 1897 » Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (b. 1818)
- 1898 » Eugène Boudin, French painter (b. 1824)
- 1902 » James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (b. 1836)
- 1902 » John Henry Twachtman, American painter and academic (b. 1853)
- 1909 » Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (b. 1842)
- 1911 » William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (b. 1830)
Names that were popular for boys in 1880
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Joseph
- 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.
- February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
- May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
- 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".
- November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
The weather on Sunday August 8, 1880
The temperature on August 8, 1880 was about 14.8 °C. There was 8 mm of rain. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI