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Born on Tuesday October 2, 1860
- Anna Maria Hendrika van Dijk, Grave
- Adriana Johanna Cornelia van Eijk, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1949)
- "Hans" Michael Gottlob Hermann Malio von Meyern-Hohenberg, Coburg, Allemagne († 1912)
- Aldegonda Antonetta Vossen († 1946)
- Albertine van der Tuuk Adriani, Kollumerzwaag,Gemeente Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland,Friesland,Netherlands († 1948)
- Anna Maria Hannoset, Turnhout († 1929)
- * Maria Waggelmans, Veghel († 1943)
- Anna Elisabeth Pirovano, Wijk aan Zee en Duin († 1936)
- Anna Cornelia de Nijs, Bergen op Zoom († 1951)
- Anna Bovenschen, Friemersheim (D)
Died on Tuesday October 2, 1860
- Batje Jakobs van de Werfhorst (75), Elburg
- Anna Maria Kockx (2), Antwerpen
- Anna Maria Appolonia Roeckner (0), Lank bei Heiligenbeil, Ostpreußen
- Aaltje BEST (1), Zaandam
- Batjen Jakobs van de Werfhorst (75), Elburg, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Muntstra, Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
- Auke Pieters van der Schoot (51), Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
- Arjen Arnoldus van Balen (56), Rauwerderhem
- Batje Jacobsdr van de Werfhorst (75), Elburg
- Batjen Jacobs van de Werfhorst (75), Elburg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 2, 1860 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Noord-Brabanter : staat- en letterkundig dagblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Middelburgsche courant
Born on October 2
- 1847 » Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany († 1934)
- 1851 » Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal and theorist († 1929)
- 1852 » William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1916)
- 1854 » Patrick Geddes, Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, and philanthropist († 1932)
- 1869 » Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher († 1948)
- 1871 » Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate († 1955)
- 1871 » Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscaper and author († 1959)
- 1873 » Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager († 1963)
- 1873 » Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician († 1924)
- 1875 » Pattie Ruffner Jacobs, American suffragist († 1935)
Died on October 2
- 1782 » Charles Lee, English-born American general (b. 1732)
- 1786 » Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (b. 1725)
- 1803 » Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1722)
- 1804 » Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)
- 1850 » Sarah Biffen, English painter (b. 1784)
- 1853 » François Arago, French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France (b. 1786)
- 1920 » Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)
- 1927 » Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
- 1938 » Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)
- 1938 » André Lagache, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1885)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1860
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1860
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 17 » The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand Wars.
- August 5 » Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
- September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
- October 17 » First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
- December 26 » The first ever inter-club English association football match takes place between Hallam and Sheffield football clubs in Sheffield.
- December 29 » The launch of HMSWarrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, renders all previous warships obsolete.
Weather October 2, 1860
The temperature on October 2, 1860 was about 12.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.