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Born on Sunday February 5, 1860
- Alexander Graaf Adlerberg, St. Petersburg († 1915)
- Adrianus Hofman, Vlaardingen († 1860)
- Albertina Dereydt, Molenstede, 3294, België († 1860)
- Albert Hartman, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands(Hollandscheveld) († 1863)
- Agnes HUIJS, Maasbree, Limburg, Netherlands († 1934)
- Albert Hebels, Exloërveen Borger-Odoorn Drenthe Nederland († 1916)
- Ailke Dijkhuizen, Loppersum († 1860)
- Adriana Janse, Zoutelande, Zeeland, NL († 1898)
- Agathe SUBIGER, Elbach (68210, Haut-Rhin, France)
- Alida de Jong, Culemborg
Died on Sunday February 5, 1860
- Anna Maria van GASTEL (11), Zundert,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
- Anna Pieternella Rijke, de (69), Zierikzee gem. Schouwen Duiveland Zld. NL
- Adriaantje Eva Bevelander (26), Scherpenisse
- Anna Catharina DE BRACKENIER (29), Pamel
- Anna Pieternella de RIJKE (69), Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina van Rookhuijsen (72), Grave
- Akke Piers Fluit (39), Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Sophia Maseland (21), Borne
- Anna Catharina Baurman (36), Kerkrade
- Anna Catharina Baurman (36), Kerkrade (L
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 5, 1860 at Delpher
Born on February 5
- 1840 » Hiram Maxim, American engineer, invented the Maxim gun († 1916)
- 1840 » John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, co-founded Dunlop Rubber († 1921)
- 1847 » Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver († 1903)
- 1848 » Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean lieutenant († 1882)
- 1848 » Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic († 1907)
- 1852 » Terauchi Masatake, Japanese field marshal and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Japan († 1919)
- 1866 » Domhnall Ua Buachalla, Irish politician, 3rd and last Governor-General of the Irish Free State († 1963)
- 1870 » Charles Edmund Brock, British painter and book illustrator († 1938)
- 1876 » Ernie McLea, Canadian ice hockey player († 1931)
- 1878 » André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën († 1935)
Died on February 5
- 1807 » Pasquale Paoli, Corsican commander and politician (b. 1725)
- 1818 » Charles XIII, king of Sweden (b. 1748)
- 1881 » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)
- 1882 » Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish orientalist and diplomat (b. 1841)
- 1892 » Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (b. 1807)
- 1915 » Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1850)
- 1917 » Jaber II Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1860)
- 1922 » Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician, State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1854)
- 1922 » Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian engineer, invented the mechanical pencil (b. 1871)
- 1927 » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)
Names that were popular for boys in 1860
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Klaas
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1860
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Mary
- Antje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1860
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 1 » The first Polish stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
- March 28 » First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
- May 18 » Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
- June 30 » The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
- October 18 » The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.
- December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
Weather February 5, 1860
The temperature on February 5, 1860 was about 6.7 °C. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.