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Born on Wednesday February 23, 1870
- Levenloos kind († 1870)
- Aaltje Klasesd ROUKEMA, Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland († 1931)
- Adriana van de Rijt, Tilburg († 1871)
- ??? SPOELMA, den Andel († 1870)
- Abraham Zandvliet, Levendaal, Leiden († 1892)
- Alida Elisabeth de Brabander, ,, Loosduinen, Nederland
- Alida Klaasina ten Have, Hellum (gem. Midden-Groningen) († 1959)
- Aaltje Hogezand, Sloot (Hoogeveen), Nederland († 1944)
- Gillis Arie de Moor, Naaldwijk
- Adrianus Johannes Warren, Groningen
Died on Wednesday February 23, 1870
- Alida Hendrika Heikoop (0), Noordeloos
- Alida GAMELKOORT (79), Utrecht,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Albert Grissen (27), Hoogeveen, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alphonse van Zwanenburg (2), Rotterdam
- Abram Merkes, Groesbeek
- Aafje Jans' Tinkelenberg (39), Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anne Marie WINTERHOF (37), Mosethla, South Africa
- Anna Maria van der Putten (68), Cuijk en Sint Agatha, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Annegien van Milgen (24), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Theresia Cuveele (81), Klerken West-Vlaanderen, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 23, 1870 at Delpher
- Koloniaal nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Arnhemsche courant
Born on February 23
- 1868 » Anna Hofman-Uddgren, Swedish actress, singer, and director († 1947)
- 1868 » W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist († 1963)
- 1873 » Liang Qichao, Chinese journalist, philosopher, and scholar († 1929)
- 1874 » Konstantin Päts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Estonia († 1956)
- 1878 » Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and theorist († 1935)
- 1883 » Guy C. Wiggins, American painter († 1962)
- 1883 » Karl Jaspers, German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher († 1969)
- 1889 » Cyril Delevanti, English-American actor († 1975)
- 1889 » Musidora, French actress and director († 1957)
- 1889 » Victor Fleming, American director, cinematographer, and producer († 1949)
Died on February 23
- 1821 » John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)
- 1848 » John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)
- 1855 » Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1777)
- 1859 » Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1812)
- 1879 » Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803)
- 1897 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)
- 1900 » Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1867)
- 1908 » Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823)
- 1918 » Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1882)
- 1930 » Horst Wessel, German SA officer (b. 1907)
Names that were popular for boys in 1870
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1870
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Adriana
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Wilhelmina
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Jacoba
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1870
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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.
- August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
- September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
- September 6 » Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.
- October 2 » A plebiscite held in Rome, supports annexation of city of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy.
- November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
- December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
Weather February 23, 1870
The temperature on February 23, 1870 was about 1.1 °C. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%.