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• Adriana Hanssen, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1919)
• Anna Maria Klomp, Vilsteren († 1907)
• Adriana Mols, Tilburg († 1904)
• Antje Schuitema, Horsten gem. Onstwedde († 1937)
• Antje Walstra, Rinsumageest, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adriana Mols, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1904)
• Smekens, Chaam († 1868)
• Anna Maria Gaebele († 1871)
• (Stillborn) Rorije (Roije,van Rorije,Rozije,van de Rorije), Heerde, Nederland († 1868)
• Anna Maria Gertrudis BORKELMANS, Ophoven,, Limburg, België († 1948)

• Aaltje van Steendelaar (59), Putten-Hell
• Allegonda Margaretha van der Giesse (2), rotterdam (zuid holland)
• Alle Harm(en)s (Hendriks) van Wijk (62), Haulerwijk (Ooststellingwerf)
• Aaltje Pieters Hoolsema (16), Ezinge, Groningen, Netherlands
• Anthoinette Derothee Marie Buijn (32), Poerworedjo
• Annechien SMEENK (25), Groningen
• Adrianus Josephus Mittertreiner (1), rotterdam
• Aagje Blanken (45), Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alle Harmens (1) van Wijk (62), ,,, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
• Aletta de Fluiter (1), Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherlands

• 1854 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic († 1907)
• 1855 » James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States († 1912)
• 1857 » Ned Williamson, American baseball player († 1894)
• 1868 » Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and author († 1969)
• 1872 » Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper († 1957)
• 1875 » Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and set designer († 1958)
• 1876 » Saya San, Burmese monk and activist († 1931)
• 1879 » B. A. Rolfe, American bandleader and producer († 1956)
• 1882 » Sybil Thorndike, English actress († 1976)
• 1884 » Emil Fjellström, Swedish actor († 1944)

• 1799 » Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1739)
• 1821 » Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)
• 1824 » Israel Bissell, American patriot post rider during American Revolutionary War (b. 1752)
• 1852 » Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (b. 1782)
• 1875 » Raffaello Carboni, Italian-Australian author and poet (b. 1817)
• 1898 » Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (b. 1824)
• 1915 » Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (b. 1828)
• 1917 » James Carroll Beckwith, American painter and academic (b. 1852)
• 1922 » George Cadbury, English businessman (b. 1839)
• 1935 » Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (b. 1902)

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.
• March 1 » The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
• May 16 » The United States Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote.
• August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
• September 19 » La Gloriosa begins in Spain.
• November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
• December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

The temperature on October 24, 1868 was about 12.3 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 28 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.