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• Anna Catharina GOEN, Hakendover, Vlaams Brabant († 1956)
• Alewijn Van Der Ham, Noordeloos, Giessenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1941)
• Adriana Kapteijn, Maassluis
• Albert Kamperman, Epse (Gorssel) († 1873)
• Adriana Cornelia Nooijens, Diessen
• Albert Kamperman, Epse, Gorssel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1973)
• Adriana Kapteyn, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus van der Hoorn, Ter Aar (Langeraar) († 1868)
• van der Werf, Arnhem († 1932)
• Aimée Rose MERCERON, Challans, 85300, France († 1928)

• Abraham Levie Groenteman (2), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Adriaana Kunst (47), Sint Philipsland, Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anthonia Verkerk (70), Naarden, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Wieldraaijer, Anloo
• Albert Jan Rosman (31), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje Vink (0), Asperen
• Aafje Cornelisdr Vorst (83), Sijbekarspel Nederland
• Annigje Huiberdina Nederlof (1), Sliedrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
• Antoinetta Maria van Moll (35), Eindhoven (Eindhoven) (Noord-Brabant)
• Gerben Freerks Hofma (69), Opsterland

• 1858 » Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein († 1921)
• 1859 » Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria († 1949).
• 1865 » Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter and illustrator († 1943)
• 1870 » Ivan Bunin, Russian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate († 1953)
• 1870 » Lord Alfred Douglas, English author and poet († 1945)
• 1873 » Gustaf John Ramstedt, Finnish linguist and diplomat († 1950)
• 1873 » Rama Tirtha, Indian philosopher and educator († 1906)
• 1875 » David van Embden, Dutch economist and politician († 1962)
• 1878 » Jaan Lattik, Estonian pastor and politician, 9th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1967)
• 1881 » Clinton Davisson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1958)

• 1847 » Sahle Selassie, Ethiopian ruler (b. 1795)
• 1853 » Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Uruguayan general and politician, President of Uruguay (b. 1784)
• 1859 » Louis Spohr, German violinist and composer (b. 1784)
• 1883 » George Coulthard, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1856)
• 1883 » Thomas Mayne Reid, Irish-American soldier and author (b. 1818)
• 1885 » Lewis Majendie, English politician (b. 1835)
• 1891 » Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow, Austrian physiologist and physician (b. 1846)
• 1902 » Herman Adolfovich Trautschold, German geologist and paleontologist (b. 1817)
• 1906 » Paul Cézanne, French painter (b. 1839)
• 1914 » Konishiki Yasokichi I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 17th Yokozuna (b. 1866)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Dirk
12. Adrianus
13. Arie
14. Klaas
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Aaltje
12. Neeltje
13. Antje
14. Trijntje
15. Petronella
16. Elizabeth

• 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.
• April 11 » Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
• May 16 » The United States Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote.
• July 9 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
• August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 M_w  Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
• September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
• November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.

The temperature on October 22, 1868 was about 11.7 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%.