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March 3, 1868Born on Wednesday March 4, 1868
- Antje Laan van der, Kleinemeer, Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland († 1958)
- Alphonsus Antonius Daelman, Terneuzen (NL)
- Oerlemans, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna E. Lotz, Riley Twp, Butler, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1950)
- Adriana Verhaal, (UT) Abcoude-Baambrugge
- Aaltje van Dam, Barwoutswaarder, Utrecht, Nederland († 1943)
- Adriana Hendrika DRIEHUIJS, Utrecht
- Alphonse Gustave BOENS, Wervik
- Alphonse Nivarlet, Embourg
- Anna Maria Seldenrath, Utrecht († 1939)
Died on Wednesday March 4, 1868
- Anna Catharina De Neef (63), Verrebroek
- Arend Jan van Raalte (88), Kampen, Overijssel, NL
- Areaantje Hollander, Egmond-Binnen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Archibald John Primrose 4th Earl of Rosebery (84), St George Hanover Square, London
- Alida Geertruida Vink (13), Utrecht
- Andries Krijgsman (5), Hendrik Ido Ambacht Z.H
- Anna Catharina De Neef, Verrebroek
- Antonio Gonçalves da Silva (38), Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
- Anna Maria Moenen (32), Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Aaltje Hendriks Kieft (77), Putten-Gerven
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
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1868
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Elizabeth
- Marie
- Helena
- Grietje
- Aaltje
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.
- May 14 » Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
- May 26 » The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
- June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
- September 25 » The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.
- November 27 » American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.
- November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
The weather on Wednesday 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%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI