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March 3, 1868Born on Wednesday March 4, 1868
- Adriana Verhaal, (UT) Abcoude-Baambrugge
- Willemke Ybeles van der Veer, Marssum († 1946)
- Aaltje van Dam, Barwoutswaarder, Utrecht, Nederland († 1943)
- de Vaan, Vlijmen († 1868)
- Adriana Hendrika Buijen, Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
- Alphonse Gustave BOENS, Wervik
- van der Kooi, Gemeente Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Oerlemans, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alphonse Nivarlet, Embourg
- Anna Adelheid Heller, Rütenbrock, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
Died on Wednesday March 4, 1868
- ? Droppert (0), Maassluis
- Andries Verberne- (43), Enkhuizen, Nederland
- Arend Jan van Raalte (88), Kampen, Overijssel, NL
- Archibald John Primrose 4th Earl of Rosebery (84), St George Hanover Square, London
- Arend Jannes van Raalte (88), Kampereiland, Ov, The Netherlands
- Aaltje Hendriks Kieft (77), Putten
- ANNA CATHARINA DE NEEF (63), VERREBROEK,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Arend van Raalte (88), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- van Rieke (0), Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland
- Areaantje Hollander (70), Egmond-Binnen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 4, 1868 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- Leydse courant
- Koloniaal nieuwsblad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
Born on March 4
- 1863 » John Henry Wigmore, American academic and jurist († 1943)
- 1863 » R. I. Pocock, English zoologist and archaeologist († 1947)
- 1864 » David W. Taylor, American admiral, architect, and engineer († 1940)
- 1866 » Eugène Cosserat, French mathematician and astronomer († 1931)
- 1867 » Charles Pelot Summerall, senior United States Army officer († 1955)
- 1867 » Jacob L. Beilhart, American activist, founded the Spirit Fruit Society († 1908)
- 1870 » Thomas Sturge Moore, English author and poet († 1944)
- 1871 » Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer († 1945)
- 1873 » Guy Wetmore Carryl, American journalist and poet († 1904)
- 1873 » John H. Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 70th Governor of Connecticut († 1961)
Died on March 4
- 1851 » James Richardson, English explorer (b. 1809)
- 1852 » Nikolai Gogol, Ukrainian-Russian short story writer, novelist, and playwright (b. 1809)
- 1853 » Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist and paleontologist (b. 1774)
- 1853 » Thomas Bladen Capel, English admiral (b. 1776)
- 1858 » Matthew C. Perry, American naval commander (b. 1794)
- 1864 » Thomas Starr King, American minister and politician (b. 1824)
- 1866 » Alexander Campbell, Irish-American minister and theologian (b. 1788)
- 1872 » Carsten Hauch, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1790)
- 1883 » Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1812)
- 1888 » Amos Bronson Alcott, American philosopher and educator (b. 1799)
Names that were popular for boys in 1868
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1868
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Trijntje
- Petronella
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1868
- 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.
- February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
- March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
- March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
- April 11 » Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
- December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
- December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
Weather March 4, 1868
The temperature on March 4, 1868 was about 10.9 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%.