About the day » Thursday January 6, 1870Calender converter

• Aaltje Plieger, Lexmond (Zederik), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Andries Held, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1871)
• Aaltje Post, Naarden († 1943)
• abraham LAGERWERF, oud-beijerland († 1870)
• Aafje Dirksdr Wester, Sijbekarspel, North Holland, Netherlands († 1930)
• Amanda Taylor, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, Verenigde Staten († 1930)
• Almarinda Edwina Love, near Carrollton, Missouri († 1921)
• Albertje Kornelis Jansma, Metslawier († 1948)
• Alida Mechelina Akkermans, Zaltbommel
• Albertus Johannes Bruggeman, Netherlands († 1949)

• Galjaard, leiden
• Anna Maria Maria van den Berg (61), Herpen, Nederland
• Aaltje Jacobs Hendrikse (57), Lunteren, Gelderland, Nederland
• Annatje Cornelia Bakker (31), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Catharina Boom (0), Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Jans Krikke (31), AEngwirden, Friesland, Nederland
• van Beveren, Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anna Dijckmans (71), Reusel
• Adriana Florina van Roosmalen (0), Delft
• Aaltje Krikke (32), Tjalleberd

• 1859 » Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic († 1938)
• 1861 » George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian († 1940)
• 1861 » Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde († 1947)
• 1870 » Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany († 1944)
• 1872 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer († 1915)
• 1874 » Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer († 1948)
• 1878 » Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina († 1970)
• 1878 » Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian († 1967)
• 1880 » Tom Mix, American cowboy and actor († 1940)
• 1881 » Ion Minulescu, Romanian author, poet, and critic († 1944)

• 1829 » Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)
• 1831 » Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)
• 1840 » Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)
• 1852 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)
• 1855 » Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)
• 1882 » Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)
• 1884 » Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)
• 1885 » Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
• 1896 » Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
• 1902 » Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (b. 1830)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Klaas
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Aaltje
10. Wilhelmina
11. Neeltje
12. Trijntje
13. Grietje
14. Antje
15. Jacoba
16. Petronella

• 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.
• June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
• July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
• July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
• August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
• September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.
• December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.

The temperature on January 6, 1870 was about 6.4 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.