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Born on Friday January 8, 1869
- Anna DE VRIES, Leeuwarden Friesland Netherlands († 1878)
- Albert Schmidhamer, Indonesia († 1923)
- Boer, Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltjen Mons, Harderwijk
- Abraham Marinus Quist, Rilland-Bath († 1938)
- Adrianus van Loenhout, Bergen op Zoom († 1918)
- Adrianus Maas, Tilburg († 1943)
- Aagje Anskes Zwalua, St. Annaparochie
- Adriana Kuzee, Heinkenszand
- Ann Sophia Elmer, Payson, Utah, Utah, Verenigde Staten († 1960)
Died on Friday January 8, 1869
- Anna Margaretha Kruth (8), Dörpen, Emsland
- Andrew Campbell (80), Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
- Agatha de Winter (53), Beverwijk
- Alebrecht VAN DER BEEK (1), Berkel en Rodenrijs
- Agatha Schotman (71), Nederhorst den Berg, Nederland
- Annetje Gerrits Hoogendoorn (62), Laag-Nieuwkoop
- Anna Cornelia Bennebroek (25), Huijbergen
- Annetje Hoogendoorn (62), Laagnieuwkoop, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aafje Mooij (18), Velsen
- Gerrit (4), Lonneker
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 8, 1869 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Opregte Haarlemsche Courant
Born on January 8
- 1860 » Emma Booth, English author († 1903)
- 1862 » Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company († 1934)
- 1864 » Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale († 1892)
- 1865 » Winnaretta Singer, American philanthropist († 1943)
- 1866 » William G. Conley, American educator and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia († 1940)
- 1867 » Emily Greene Balch, American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1961)
- 1870 » Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1930)
- 1871 » James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish captain and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland († 1940)
- 1873 » Iuliu Maniu, Romanian lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania († 1953)
- 1876 » Arturs Alberings, Latvian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Latvia († 1934)
Died on January 8
- 1853 » Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene-Hungarian poet and educator (b. 1788)
- 1854 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (b. 1768)
- 1865 » Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1779)
- 1874 » Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French historian and archaeologist (b. 1814)
- 1878 » Gauchito Gil, Argentinian saint (b. 1847)
- 1878 » Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1821)
- 1880 » Emperor Norton, English-American businessman (b. 1811)
- 1883 » Miska Magyarics, Slovene-Hungarian poet (b. 1825)
- 1896 » Paul Verlaine, French poet and writer (b. 1844)
- 1896 » William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)
Names that were popular for boys in 1869
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Albert
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1869
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Jacoba
- Jantje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1869
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.
- February 5 » The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
- May 26 » Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- August 16 » Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War.
- October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
- November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
Weather January 8, 1869
The temperature on January 8, 1869 was about 7.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.