About the day » Sunday January 12, 1868Calender converter

• Albertje Zwart, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1868)
• Alphonsus Geerts, Alphen en Riel († 1949)
• Adrianus Jeremias Ruijtenberg, Dordrecht,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1872)
• Alle (Heines) Walstra, Nieuwehorne, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Prins, Kampen, Nederland († 1933)
• Alphonsus Geerts, Alphen en Riel († 1949)
• Agnes Beurskens, Heythuysen, Limburg, Pays-Bas
• Anne Kooistra, Nes († 1891)
• * Alida Maria (Aatke) den Burger, Nieuwpoort († 1946)
• Akke Folkerts Haagsma, Barradeel († 1922)

• Anna Barbara Weustenraad (67), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
• Adriana Wolfers (54), Zuilichem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aafje Brood (42), Noordwijk-Binnen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria van Aelst (59), Vlijmen
• (2) Trijntje Berkhout (62), Monnickendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Anna Barbara Weustenraad (67), Maastricht
• Abraham Blaak (2), Zuid-Beijerland, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria COPPENS (77), Houtave,,BELGIE
• Angela Francisca Boxoen (68), Menen,West-Vlaanderen,België
• Andrijs ENGELS (65), Baarlo, Limburg, Netherlands

• 1863 » Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and philosopher († 1902)
• 1869 » Bhagwan Das, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician († 1958)
• 1873 » Spyridon Louis, Greek runner († 1940)
• 1874 » Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer († 1963)
• 1876 » Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator († 1948)
• 1876 » Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the Turkish Provisional Government († 1950)
• 1876 » Jack London, American novelist and journalist († 1916)
• 1877 » Frank J. Corr, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of Chicago († 1934)
• 1878 » Ferenc Molnár, Hungarian-American author and playwright († 1952)
• 1879 » Ray Harroun, American race car driver and engineer († 1968)

• 1829 » Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)
• 1833 » Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
• 1834 » William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
• 1856 » Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815)
• 1861 » Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (b. 1791)
• 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
• 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
• 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
• 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
• 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Aaltje
12. Neeltje
13. Antje
14. Trijntje
15. Petronella
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 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• 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.
• April 11 » Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
• May 14 » Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
• June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
• August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 M_w  Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
• November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
• December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.