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Born on Saturday February 5, 1870
- Antonius Tombrock, Westergeest, Kollumerland, provincie Friesland († 1904)
- Adrianus VERMEER, Aalsmeer
- Anthonia Elisabeth Henrica van der Rijst, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1871)
- Anna Maria Everdina Terwindt, Doornenburg,Gemeente Lingewaard,Gelderland,Netherlands († 1952)
- Anton George Coorengel, Batavia
- Anna Maria Everdina Terwindt, Doornenburg (Gelderland)
- Adrianus van de Wetering, Sint-Oedenrode († 1956)
- Antje Slot, Noordwolde, Friesland, Nederland († 1940)
- Antonio Joaquim de Camargo, São Roque, São Paulo, Brasil
- Amandus Deschepper, Beernem, Belgium
Died on Saturday February 5, 1870
- Arend Meijlof (0), Ambt Vollenhove
- Anna Evink (67), Oldebroek, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Amalia Frederica Knijff (36), Utrecht
- Adriaantje Velthuizen (32), Ridderkerk
- Anna Dirks van Arum, Harlingen
- Aafje de Wit (70), Bergschenhoek
- Anton George Coorengel (0), Batavia/Jakarta, Indonesie
- AAFJE DE WIT (70), BERGSCHENHOEK
- Antje Dirks (Anna, Antie, Durks) Sleeper van Arum (Arnhem) (71), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Evink (68), Oldebroek, Gld. Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 5, 1870 at Delpher
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on February 5
- 1852 » Terauchi Masatake, Japanese field marshal and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Japan († 1919)
- 1866 » Domhnall Ua Buachalla, Irish politician, 3rd and last Governor-General of the Irish Free State († 1963)
- 1870 » Charles Edmund Brock, British painter and book illustrator († 1938)
- 1876 » Ernie McLea, Canadian ice hockey player († 1931)
- 1878 » André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën († 1935)
- 1880 » Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer († 1973)
- 1889 » Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer († 1962)
- 1889 » Patsy Hendren, English cricketer and footballer († 1962)
- 1889 » Recep Peker, Turkish officer and politician († 1950)
- 1891 » Renato Petronio, Italian rower († 1976)
Died on February 5
- 1818 » Charles XIII, king of Sweden (b. 1748)
- 1881 » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)
- 1882 » Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish orientalist and diplomat (b. 1841)
- 1892 » Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (b. 1807)
- 1915 » Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1850)
- 1917 » Jaber II Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1860)
- 1922 » Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician, State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1854)
- 1922 » Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian engineer, invented the mechanical pencil (b. 1871)
- 1927 » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)
- 1931 » Athanasios Eftaxias, Greek politician, 118th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1849)
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
- Petronella
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.
- January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
- March 30 » Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
- June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
- July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
- October 7 » Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.
- December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
Weather February 5, 1870
The temperature on February 5, 1870 was about 5.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%.