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• Aaltje NIJSTAD, Diepenheim, Overijssel, Nederland († 1943)
• Adriana Maria Poots, Dordrecht († 1868)
• Anna Maria Soufflé, Antwerpen, België
• Albert John BARNES
• Anna Maria Spithoven, Cothen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1895)
• Beekman, Maastricht
• Adriana Broeren, Etten-Leur
• Ale van Zandbergen, Dokkum (F)
• Adolph Sebastian Blenk, Trossenfurt, Unterfranken, Bayern, Germany († 1964)
• Antje van der Hoek, Surhuisterveen († 1954)

• Adriana (jaantje) Ruijsendaal (49), huizen
• Antje Ages de Weger (14), Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Ages de Weger (14), Ooststellingwerf Makkinga
• Aaltje Geerts VEGTER (70), veendam
• Antje Pietersdr Appel (0), Petten
• Adrianus MEYS (65), Sint-Pieters-Rode
• Adriana (Jaantje) Ruizendaal (49), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands
• Anna Oomes (69), Gemeente Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Korst (63), Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Ham (47), Bovenkarspel

• 1865 » Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford († 1937)
• 1869 » Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer († 1935)
• 1870 » Christian X of Denmark († 1947)
• 1872 » Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer († 1945)
• 1873 » Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator († 1940)
• 1874 » Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist († 1940)
• 1875 » Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor and singer († 1959)
• 1876 » Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author († 1957)
• 1876 » Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician († 1952)
• 1877 » Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic († 1963)

• 1802 » Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician and physicist (b. 1754)
• 1820 » Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (b. 1734)
• 1868 » August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
• 1877 » Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
• 1902 » Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (b. 1829)
• 1904 » John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1848)
• 1904 » Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (b. 1850)
• 1922 » Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1863)
• 1935 » Andy Adams, American author (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (b. 1861)

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 10 » At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
• May 26 » The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
• 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.
• October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
• November 4 » Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War.

The temperature on September 26, 1868 was about 19.5 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.