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• Anna Maria Hanckman, Stein, Limburg, Nederland
• Akke Meinderts Huizinga, Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland
• Achile Victor Pluym, Scheldewindeke
• Albertine Troost, Assen († 1954)
• Anna Maria de Klijn, Haarlem († 1868)
• Angelina Francina Huberdina van Laarhoven, Nieuwkuijk
• Anna Maria Hanckman, Stein († 1868)
• Afke Tjittes LANDMAN, Haskerland(Friesland)
• * Angelina Francisca Huberdina van Laarhoven, Nieuwkuijk († 1957)
• Nieboer, Wildervank († 1868)

• Anna Snijders (0), Standdaarbuiten
• Nieboer (0), Wildervank
• Adriaan Antonissen (27), Fijnaart, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aalbert van Bokhorst (68), Nijkerk
• Aleida Bennis (5), Rheden Gld. NL
• Anna Snijders (0), Standdaarbuiten
• Aalbert Klaassen van Bokhorst (68), Nijkerk
• Arnoldus Tonen (71), Wijchen
• Antonius Corsmit (69), Zevenbergen
• Adriaan Antonissen (27), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1862 » Arturo Berutti, Argentinian composer († 1938)
• 1862 » Jelena Dimitrijević, Serbian short story writer, novelist, poet, traveller, social worker, feminist and polyglot († 1945)
• 1863 » Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited († 1933)
• 1866 » John Allan, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Victoria († 1936)
• 1868 » Patty Hill, American songwriter and educator († 1946)
• 1869 » J. R. Clynes, English trade unionist and politician, Home Secretary († 1949)
• 1869 » James McNeill, Irish politician, 2nd Governor-General of the Irish Free State († 1938)
• 1871 » Heinrich Mann, German author and poet († 1950)
• 1871 » Joseph G. Morrison, American captain and Nazarene minister († 1939)
• 1871 » Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician, Minister of Labour († 1948)

• 1848 » Gabriel Bibron, French zoologist and herpetologist (b. 1805)
• 1849 » Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, Irish-Canadian politician, 35th Governor General of Canada (b. 1776)
• 1850 » Wilhelm Beer, Prussian astronomer and banker (b. 1797)
• 1864 » Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic (b. 1800)
• 1869 » James Harper, American publisher and politician, 65th Mayor of New York City (b. 1795)
• 1875 » Edgar Quinet, French historian and academic (b. 1803)
• 1875 » Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (b. 1808)
• 1878 » George Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the Albert Memorial and St Mary's Cathedral (b. 1811)
• 1886 » Henry Taylor, English poet and playwright (b. 1800)
• 1889 » John Bright, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1811)

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.
• May 29 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
• September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
• September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
• 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 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
• December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

The temperature on March 27, 1868 was about 5.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.