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• "Friedrich Georg" Wilhelm Bruno zu Schaumburg-Lippe, Ratiborské Hory / Ratiboritz, Tchéquie († 1945)
• Aart Jan Wijnbergen, Oene, Gelderland, The Netherlands († 1868)
• Alois Verslype, Staden,West-Vlaanderen,België
• AGATHA (AUGUSTA) ZIMMERMAN († 1951)
• Antoine (Anton Tony) Martin Cler, France († 1947)
• Antje van der Net, lettelbert († 1935)
• AALTJE ZEGGELAAR, Lunteren
• Anna van Putten, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1870)
• Albertus Huizing, Gees († 1870)
• 'doodgeboren' van der Star, Mijnsheerenland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1868)

• Aaltje Jannes Thalen (75), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, The Netherlands
• "Angélique" Philippine Ghislaine d'Auxy (84), Horrues, Soignies, Belgique
• Anna Christina Theodora Huls (35), Aalten
• Anna catharina de Laet (52), Ossendrecht
• Andries van Mierlo, Rheden, Nederland
• Albert de Vries (28), Ursem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Angela Dopp (38), Sustrum, Emsland
• Andries van Mierlo (0), Rheden
• Anna van der Klooster (1), Burgh, Nederland
• Aaltje Jannes Fake Thalen (75), Noord C241, Noord Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands

• 1841 » Félix Faure, French politician, 7th President of France († 1899)
• 1844 » Richard Theodore Greener, American lawyer, academic, and diplomat († 1922)
• 1846 » Angela of the Cross, Spanish nun and saint († 1932)
• 1859 » Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player and manager († 1944)
• 1861 » Charles Martin Loeffler, German-American violinist and composer († 1935)
• 1862 » Walter Damrosch, German-American conductor and composer († 1950)
• 1866 » Gelett Burgess, American author, poet, and critic († 1951)
• 1878 » Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author († 1940)
• 1882 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States († 1945)
• 1889 » Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet and playwright († 1937)

• 1836 » Betsy Ross, American seamstress, said to have designed the American Flag (b. 1752)
• 1838 » Osceola, American tribal leader (b. 1804)
• 1858 » Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist and ornithologist (b. 1778)
• 1867 » Emperor Kōmei of Japan (b. 1831)
• 1869 » William Carleton, Irish author (b. 1794)
• 1881 » Arthur O'Shaughnessy, English poet and herpetologist (b. 1844)
• 1889 » Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, heir apparent to the throne of Austria-Hungary (b. 1858)
• 1926 » Barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896)
• 1928 » Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
• 1929 » La Goulue, French model and dancer (b. 1866)

• 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.
• May 30 » Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group).
• 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.
• September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
• September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
• November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
• December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

The temperature on January 30, 1868 was about 5.7 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.