Also born on February 8th
- John Ruskin, English writer and artist (1819)
- William Sherman, US general whom the 'Sherman Tank' was named after (1820)
- Catharina Francina Grondel (1823)
- Jules Verne, French author (1828)
- Deliana Cornelia Aarden (1873)
- Dina van Dam (1882)
- Maria Antonetta Coret (1898)
- Lana Turner, American film actress (1920)
- Jack Lemmon, Veteran American film actor (1925)
- James Dean, American film actor ('Rebel Without A Cause') (1931)
- John Williams, US film score writer (1932)
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Events in year of birth (1871)
- January 18th * Germany has its first emperor, King Wilhelm of Prussia.
- March 29th * Queen Victoria opens the Royal Albert Hall in London.
- October 8th * A cow overturns a lantern in a barn, causing the 'Great Fire of Chicago'.
- November 10th * Henry Stanley, sent to locate the missing missionary David Livingstone, finally found him.
- December 24th * Verdi's 'Aida' performed for the first time, in Cairo.
| Monarch in year of birth (1871) King Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Koninkrijk der Nederlanden').
The number of residents (in 1880) added up to 4.0 million. Cabinet in year of birth (1871)From Thursday, June 4th, 1868 till Wednesday, January 4th, 1871 there was the cabinet 'Van Bosse - Fock', with prime minister(s) Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) en Mr. C. Fock (liberaal). From Wednesday, January 4th, 1871 till Saterday, July 6th, 1872 there was the cabinet 'Thorbecke III', with prime minister(s) Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal). |
