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Born on Monday January 20, 1868
- Anna van Boeschoten, Linschoten, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Kuijpers, Tilburg († 1955)
- Anna Catharina Kuijpers, Tilburg (N.Br.)
- Andrew Wilson Isaac Lee Dunagan, Humphreys, Tennessee († 1946)
- Andries Juliaan Peters, Apeldoorn
- Aaltje Boshuizen, Hoevelaken († 1902)
- Adrianus Johannes Houthuijsen, amsterdam, Nederland
- Achilleus Cornelius KINO, Westvleteren,8640,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie,Belgie († 1915)
- Adriaan Alexander de Visser, Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe
- Ada Nancy Stinson, Licking County, Ohio († 1952)
Died on Monday January 20, 1868
- Ariaantje van Brugge (68), 's-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Harmens Vaartjes (68)
- Adam WALTMAN (73), Dordrecht
- A(d)riaantje Arijsd van Brugge(n) (68), 's Gravendeel
- (Stillbirth) WIERSUM (0), Leens
- adriaantje van BRUGGE (68), s-gravendeel
- Adrianus van Gils (70), Breda
- Alida Dardus (69), Nieuwer Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Agnes Tilkens (1), Velm, België
- Barend Verdoorn (0), Papendrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 20, 1868 at Delpher
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- Leydse courant
- Koloniaal nieuwsblad
- Opregte Haarlemsche Courant
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
Born on January 20
- 1855 » Ernest Chausson, French composer († 1899)
- 1856 » Harriot Stanton Blatch, U.S. suffragist and organizer († 1940)
- 1865 » Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress († 1944)
- 1870 » Guillaume Lekeu, Belgian pianist and composer († 1894)
- 1873 » Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 1950)
- 1874 » Steve Bloomer, English footballer and coach († 1938)
- 1876 » Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer († 1957)
- 1878 » Finlay Currie, Scottish-English actor († 1968)
- 1879 » Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and educator († 1968)
- 1880 » Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware († 1962)
Died on January 20
- 1837 » John Soane, English architect, designed the Bank of England (b. 1753)
- 1841 » Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (b. 1780)
- 1841 » Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1791)
- 1848 » Christian VIII, Danish king (b. 1786)
- 1850 » Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1779)
- 1852 » Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th Yokozuna (b. 1794)
- 1873 » Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)
- 1875 » Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (b. 1814)
- 1891 » Kalākaua, king of Hawaii (b. 1836)
- 1900 » John Ruskin, English painter and critic (b. 1819)
Names that were popular for boys in 1868
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1868
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Trijntje
- Petronella
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1868
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 3 » Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
- March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
- September 25 » The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.
- November 3 » John Willis Menard (R-Louisiana) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.
- November 4 » Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War.
- December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
Weather January 20, 1868
The temperature on January 20, 1868 was about 4.3 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%.