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• Aaltje Kramer, Menaam, Menameradiel, Friesland, Nederland († 1939)
• Abdulmejid II Osmanlı, 37th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire († 1944)
• Arie de BRUIJN, Dubbeldam († 1868)
• Adriana Haijtink, Gorssel († 1935)
• Abraham de Waal, Waardenburg († 1946)
• Anna Beijer, Zwartewaal, Voorne-Putten,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1920)
• Alphonsius Geirnaert, Vinderhoute (BE)
• Arien Koudijs, Woudenberg († 1958)
• Ariën Koudijs, Woudenberg, Utrecht, Nederland († 1958)
• Anna Francisca Biezen, Tilburg (West Heijkant),, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1933)

• Anna Maria van Loenhout (47), Oerle
• Anna Maria Breck (44), Knox County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
• Teye Jans Benedictus (64), Achtkarspelen
• Adriaantje van Diggelen (41), Hennaarderadeel
• Aris Krab (75), Egmond aan Zee
• Annegien Ellens (68), Groningen, NL-GR
• Annegien, Groningen
• Adriana Groenendaal (0), Overschie, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonij SMEITINK (86), Doesburg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriaantje Leenderts van Diggelen (41), Hennaarderadeel

• 1860 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer († 1909)
• 1871 » Clark Voorhees, American painter († 1933)
• 1873 » Rudolf Tobias, Estonian organist and composer († 1918)
• 1874 » G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright († 1936)
• 1880 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher († 1936)
• 1892 » Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author († 1938)
• 1893 » Max Brand, American journalist and author († 1944)
• 1894 » Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer († 1989)
• 1894 » Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1969)
• 1897 » Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1957)

• 1829 » Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1778)
• 1847 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
• 1862 » Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)
• 1866 » Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)
• 1873 » Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)
• 1892 » Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1817)
• 1896 » Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and academic (b. 1814)
• 1903 » Bruce Price, American architect, designed the Château Frontenac and American Surety Building (b. 1845)
• 1910 » Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
• 1911 » W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (b. 1836)

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.
• March 1 » The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
• April 10 » At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
• July 9 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
• July 28 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
• August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
• September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.

The temperature on May 29, 1868 was about 27.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 44%.