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• Alexander Kuipers, Zeelst († 1902)
• Anna Theodora Bussink, Breedenbroek († 1947)
• Anna Gertrud Bock, bardenberg († 1938)
• Aagje Verheij, Poortugaal
• de Hoon, Princenhage († 1868)
• Albertus Antonius Haanappel, Doesburg (GE NL) († 1951)
• Adrienne Henriëtte Molhuijsen, Kerkstraat, Vollenhove
• Aagje VERHEIJ, Poortugaal
• Anna Geertrui Houben*, Meterik, Li.NL († 1885)
• Antonio Butinar, Hrušica 20, Koper, Slovenija († 1940)

• Antonia Dijkman, Bergh
• Aaltje Kaajan (30), Groningen (Groningen)
• Anna van der Lely (1), Leiden
• Antje Commandeur (22), Westwoud, Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Oosterbaan (47), Gorredijk, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Lucia Wegener (80), Seedorf (Poel), Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ksp. Kirchdorf/Insel Poel
• Anna van der Lelie (1), Leiden
• Antje Symens de Jong (71)
• Antonij van Uden (55), Culemborg
• Abel Steffens- (0), De Groeve, Nederland

• 1858 » Tom Garrett, Australian cricketer and lawyer († 1943)
• 1863 » Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer († 1948)
• 1865 » Philipp Scheidemann, German journalist and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany († 1939)
• 1865 » Rajanikanta Sen, Indian poet and composer († 1910)
• 1874 » Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor († 1951)
• 1875 » Antonio Machado, Spanish poet and academic († 1939)
• 1875 » Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist († 1961)
• 1877 » Jesse Lauriston Livermore, American investor and security analyst, "Great Bear of Wall Street" († 1940)
• 1878 » Ernst Hoppenberg, German swimmer and water polo player († 1937)
• 1879 » Shunroku Hata, Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th Japanese Minister of War († 1962)

• 1863 » Sam Houston, American general and politician, 7th Governor of Texas (b. 1793)
• 1867 » Otto, king of Greece (b. 1815)
• 1899 » Ulises Heureaux, 22nd, 26th, and 27th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1845)
• 1915 » James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (b. 1837)
• 1919 » Edward Poynter, English painter and illustrator (b. 1836)
• 1921 » Howard Vernon, Australian actor (b. 1848)
• 1925 » Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1888)
• 1925 » Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1848)
• 1925 » William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)
• 1926 » Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1843)

• 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.
• 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.
• April 11 » Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
• June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
• 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.
• December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

The temperature on July 26, 1868 was about 29.9 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 32%.