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• Aleida Johanna Kunkeler, Wageningen
• Antony van Zee, Pella, Marion County, Iowa († 1938)
• Albertina Johanna Roos, Medemblik
• ?? Mugge, Kralingen († 1868)
• Albert Carls Berlin, Gesecke (D)
• Aaltje Druif, Opperdoes, N.Holl, Netherlands, 332001 († 1869)
• Aaltje van den Broek, Putten
• Anna Maria WESSELING, Wisch (NL)
• Antje Kraaijenbos, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1871)
• Aldrich C Bunger, Baileyville, Ogle County, Illinois († 1960)

• Anna Elisabeth Hebben (84), Venray, Limburg, Nederland
• Beene Jans van Dam (43), Slagharen
• Adriaan Smets (1), Valkenswaard
• Antje Zijpheer (56), Barsingerhorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Jans van Duren (57), Wapenveld, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
• ARIJ VAN BREE (0), VLAARDINGEN-AMBACHT
• Aukje Smit (0), Kallenkote (Steenwijkerwold)
• Adriaantje Johannes van der Tuin (25), Rottum, Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland
• "kind van vrouwelijk" Houtkoop (0), Den Helder
• Albert van Duren (57), Wapenveld

• 1860 » Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author († 1935)
• 1866 » Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter († 1906)
• 1869 » Svend Kornbeck, Danish actor († 1933)
• 1870 » R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada († 1947)
• 1871 » William Henry Davies, Welsh poet and writer (d.1940)
• 1874 » Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor († 1928)
• 1875 » Ferdinand Sauerbruch, German surgeon and academic († 1951)
• 1876 » Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher and academic († 1957)
• 1878 » George M. Cohan, American songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer († 1942)
• 1879 » Alfred Korzybski, Polish-American mathematician, linguist, and philosopher († 1950)

• 1863 » George Hull Ward, American general (b. 1826)
• 1863 » Little Crow, American tribal leader (b. 1810)
• 1881 » Hasan Tahsini, Albanian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1811)
• 1887 » Clay Allison, American rancher (b. 1841)
• 1888 » Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Vietnamese poet and author (b. 1822)
• 1904 » Édouard Beaupré, Canadian giant and strongman (b. 1881)
• 1904 » Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist and playwright (b. 1860)
• 1908 » Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author (b. 1845)
• 1916 » Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier (b. 1834)
• 1918 » Mehmed V, Ottoman sultan (b. 1844)

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.
• April 7 » Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation, is assassinated by a Fenian activist.
• 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.
• August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 M_w  Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
• 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.
• December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

The temperature on July 3, 1868 was about 18.6 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%.