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• Anna Pieters de Ruiter, Hallum († 1947)
• Antje Bokkema, dokkum
• Antje Kuipers, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1925)
• Annettje Koning, Hoorn († 1933)
• Anna Voogt, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1920)
• Albert Meijerink, Coevorden, Drenthe, Niederlande, Zaadvenen († 1960)
• Adrianus Möllers, Alkemade († 1868)
• Anthonie Tilgenkamp, Dordrecht († 1920)
• Alfons De Batselier, Denderbelle († 1957)
• Adrianus van der Weijden, Rijnsburg, ZH, Nederland († 1948)

• Anna Katharine Scherer (0), New Hamburg, Scott, Missouri, United States
• Alexander Sim (57), Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Anna Maria Verkuilen (84), Berlicum
• Antoni Meeuwisz van de Lagemaat (72), Leusden
• Anna Maria Israel (51), Terneuzen
• Adriana Catharina Bertens (44), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, NL
• Anna Reintjes (1), Hassum (Deu)
• Anthonie van Beusichem (0), Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Antonia Baseliers (70), Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aafke ten Hoeve (71), Aengwirden, Friesland, Nederland

• 1861 » Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria († 1933)
• 1864 » Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor († 1949)
• 1867 » Charles Fabry, French physicist and academic († 1945)
• 1871 » Stjepan Radić, Croatian lawyer and politician († 1928)
• 1876 » Alfred L. Kroeber, American-French anthropologist and ethnologist († 1960)
• 1877 » Renée Vivien, English-French poet and author († 1909)
• 1879 » Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player and manager († 1944)
• 1880 » Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician († 1973)
• 1881 » Mordecai Kaplan, Lithuanian rabbi, founded Reconstructionist Judaism († 1983)
• 1881 » Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish painter († 1963)

• 1847 » John Franklin, English admiral and politician (b. 1786)
• 1852 » Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (b. 1799)
• 1859 » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (b. 1773)
• 1879 » William, Prince of Orange (b. 1840)
• 1882 » Louis Désiré Maigret, French bishop (b. 1804)
• 1885 » Matías Ramos Mejía, Argentinian colonel (b. 1810)
• 1897 » Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia (b. 1821)
• 1903 » Alexander I of Serbia (b. 1876)
• 1903 » Draga Mašin, Serbian wife of Alexander I of Serbia (b. 1864)
• 1903 » Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1837)

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.
• January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
• 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.
• May 26 » The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
• November 3 » John Willis Menard (R-Louisiana) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.
• December 9 » 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.
• December 25 » Pardons for ex-Confederates: United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.

The temperature on June 11, 1868 was about 14.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.