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Born on Wednesday December 7, 1881
- Alida Hendrika Leliveld, Loosduinen,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1886)
- Gerrits, Maashees en Overloon († 1881)
- Achile Jean Alphonse van Parys († 1926)
- Adriana Fieret, scheveningen († 1958)
- Aaltje de Visser, Zaamslag († 1948)
- Anthonius Godefridus Coster, Leiden († 1960)
- Mels, Vlissingen
- Albert Earnest SALISBURY, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
- Antonie Johannes Willemse, Drunen
- Agnes Brule Kerr, Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1965)
Died on Wednesday December 7, 1881
- Albertus Johannes Oostendorp (50), Deventer, Nederland
- Adrianus van den Heuvel (0), Nijmegen
- Gerrits (0), Maashees en Overloon
- Anna (Annigje) Brandse (68), Oudenrijn
- Aagte Hermens Otterman (85), Ambt Ommen, Ommen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Adriana den Biggelaar (0), Standdaarbuiten
- Adelheid Therese Auguste Josepha Hardenpont (86), Bergen (Mons), Henegouwen
- Adrianus Vrijenook (89), Rotterdam
- Anna Maria Koenders (82), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aagje Otterman (85), Ommen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 7, 1881 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Leeuwarder courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on December 7
- 1873 » Willa Cather, American novelist, short story writer, and poet († 1947)
- 1878 » Akiko Yosano, Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer († 1942)
- 1879 » Rudolf Friml, Czech-American pianist, composer, and academic († 1972)
- 1884 » John Carpenter, American sprinter († 1933)
- 1885 » Mason Phelps, American golfer († 1945)
- 1885 » Peter Sturholdt, American boxer and painter († 1919)
- 1887 » Ernst Toch, Austrian-American composer and songwriter († 1964)
- 1888 » Hamilton Fish III, American captain and politician († 1991)
- 1888 » Joyce Cary, Irish novelist († 1957)
- 1892 » Stuart Davis, American painter and academic († 1964)
Died on December 7
- 1874 » Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian, scholar, and academic (b. 1815)
- 1879 » Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician, 1st Speaker of the Parliament of Iceland (b. 1811)
- 1891 » Arthur Blyth, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of South Australia (b. 1823)
- 1894 » Ferdinand de Lesseps, French businessman and diplomat, co-developed the Suez Canal (b. 1805)
- 1899 » Juan Luna, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
- 1902 » Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (b. 1840)
- 1906 » Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1833)
- 1913 » Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal (b. 1828)
- 1917 » Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1826)
- 1918 » Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1859)
Names that were popular for boys in 1881
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1881
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1881
- 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 4.5 million citizens.
- February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
- March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
- April 11 » Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
- June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
- September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
- December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
The weather on Wednesday December 7, 1881
The temperature on December 7, 1881 was about 6.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI