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• Anna Meurs, Schagen († 1871)
• Anna von Lamberg († 1944)
• Andries Bloem, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1936)
• Anna (2) Meurs, Schagen († 1871)
• Albert Douwes Van Der Heij, Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Friesland, Nederland († 1871)
• Anna POOT, Vlaardinger-Ambacht († 1909)
• Alida den Os, Leiden,Leiden,Zuid-Holland,Nederland († 1953)
• Aaltje Huijgen, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1872)
• Aaltje Hoek, Heerde (GL) († 1958)
• Aaltje Alberts Hoek, Heerde,Gemeente Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland († 1958)

• Berend Jans de Wit (75), Oude Pekela
• ARIE VAN VLIET (22), ALBLASSERDAM
• Arie Samuelsz de Hart (0), Avenhorn
• Annigje (Annechien) Gerrits Smittenberg (73), Franeker
• Antonetta van Kemenade (78), Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Bode (1), 's-Heeraartsberg en Bergambacht
• Berend Jans Bruinsma (70)
• Antonius Bartholomeus Cattin (1), Leiden
• Annigje Annegien Smittenberg (73), Franeker
• Antje Hoeksma (0), Drogeham, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland

• 1860 » Florence Harding, American publisher, 31st First Lady of the United States († 1924)
• 1863 » Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer († 1945)
• 1865 » Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki († 1926)
• 1866 » Italo Santelli, Italian fencer († 1945)
• 1872 » Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher († 1950)
• 1873 » Ramaprasad Chanda, Indian archaeologist and historian († 1942)
• 1875 » Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English pianist, violinist, and composer († 1912)
• 1876 » Stylianos Gonatas, Greek colonel and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Greece († 1966)
• 1877 » Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna († 1941)
• 1879 » Ethel Barrymore, American actress († 1959)

• 1844 » José María Coppinger, governor of Spanish East Florida (b. 1733)
• 1852 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
• 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
• 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
• 1917 » Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
• 1925 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
• 1928 » Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)
• 1935 » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
• 1935 » Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)

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. 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 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 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
• July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
• August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
• 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.
• November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.

The temperature on August 15, 1870 was about 22.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%.