About the day » Saturday June 20, 1868Calender converter

• Annegien Roelofs Weggemans, Grollo Rolde, Drenthe, Nederland († 1910)
• Anna Maria GOORMANS, Kessel Belgie
• Alida van Veen, Oudshoorn
• Adriaan Voets, Overpelt († 1939)
• Aaltje Zuidema, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1942)
• Abraham Goedbloed, Ritthem († 1868)
• Adriana Leijnse, Arnemuiden († 1868)
• Anna Martina Loenjers, Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland,, Zeeland, Nederland († 1868)
• Adrianus Prangers, Hellevoetsluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1921)
• Alegonda Hubertina Lina (Aldegonda) VROOMEN, Beek (NL/LI) († 1930)

• Aaltje van BALLEGOIJEN (43), Gameren (Gld.)
• Aaltje Driest (75), Soest, Utrecht, Nederland
• Angenieta Pufkus (36), Leiden
• Aaltje Teunissen Driest (74), Soest
• Bienze Hylkes Hylkema (82), Langezwaag
• Arent Jan Kuijper (65), Dalfsen
• Anna Cornelia Kloeck (0), Lillo, Provincie Antwerpen
• Aaltje Theunisse Driest (75), Soest
• Aaltje Huizing (35), Ommen, Stad
• Annegien Wilpshaar (34), Anholt, Coevorden

• 1858 » Charles W. Chesnutt, American novelist and short story writer († 1932)
• 1860 » Alexander Winton, Scottish-American race car driver and engineer († 1932)
• 1860 » Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach († 1937)
• 1861 » Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1947)
• 1865 » George Redmayne Murray, English biologist and physician († 1939)
• 1866 » James Burns, English cricketer († 1957)
• 1869 » Laxmanrao Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded the Kirloskar Group († 1956)
• 1870 » Georges Dufrénoy, French painter and academic († 1943)
• 1872 » George Carpenter, American 5th General of The Salvation Army († 1948)
• 1875 » Reginald Punnett, English geneticist, statistician, and academic († 1967)

• 1837 » William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1765)
• 1840 » Pierre Claude François Daunou, French historian and politician (b. 1761)
• 1847 » Juan Larrea, Argentinian captain and politician (b. 1782)
• 1869 » Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (b. 1835)
• 1870 » Jules de Goncourt, French historian and author (b. 1830)
• 1872 » Élie Frédéric Forey, French general (b. 1804)
• 1875 » Joseph Meek, American police officer and politician (b. 1810)
• 1888 » Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player (b. 1842)
• 1906 » John Clayton Adams, English painter (b. 1840)
• 1909 » Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (b. 1845)

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.
• January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
• March 1 » The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
• March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
• April 11 » Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
• September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
• November 27 » American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.

The temperature on June 20, 1868 was about 29.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 35%.