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May 16, 1869Born on Monday May 17, 1869
- Alida Anna Maria Post, Delft († 1869)
- Adriana De Graaf, Wijk, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
- Anna Maria Voshaart, Stoppeldijk, Zeeland, Nederland († 1962)
- Abraham van der Hage, Boschkapelle, Zeeland, NL († 1869)
- Anna Maria Cools, Tongerlo 2260, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Anne Theodoor Hubers van Assenraad, Amboina († 1904)
- Albertus van Alphen, Alem, Maren en Kessel († 1890)
- Antonia de Hart, Herpt en Bern, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aart van Meurs, Rotterdam († 1902)
- Antonio, Vila Boa de Quires, Marco de Canaveses, Porto, Portugal
Died on Monday May 17, 1869
- Abraham Arnoldus Edeling (0), Hof van Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Bernard Kuhlmann (47), Bottrop, NRW (D)
- Adriaantje Lodders (0), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
- Arnoldus Meijer (47), Coevorden
- Aleida Jans Riksma (0), Ter Idzard, 8476, Nederland
- Angeniet (Anganita) van Kuijk (29), Aalburg, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
- Antje Bak (75), Amsterdam
- Charles Daniel Heldewier (72), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arnoldus Meijer (47), Coevorden
- Antonia Kloezeman (12), Dalen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 17, 1869 at Delpher
Born on May 17
- 1863 » Léon Gérin, Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant († 1951)
- 1864 » Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th Mayor of Split († 1938)
- 1864 » Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter († 1923)
- 1866 » Erik Satie, French pianist and composer († 1925)
- 1868 » Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge († 1920)
- 1868 » Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
- 1870 » Newton Moore, Australian politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia († 1936)
- 1873 » Dorothy Richardson, English author and journalist († 1957)
- 1873 » Henri Barbusse, French author and journalist († 1935)
- 1874 » George Sheldon, American diver († 1907)
Died on May 17
- 1829 » John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)
- 1838 » Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French bishop and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1754)
- 1838 » René Caillié, French explorer and author (b. 1799)
- 1839 » Archibald Alison, Scottish priest and author (b. 1757)
- 1868 » Kondō Isami, Japanese commander (b. 1834)
- 1875 » John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States, Confederate States general (b. 1821)
- 1879 » Asa Packer, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (b. 1805)
- 1880 » Ziya Pasha, Greek author and translator (b. 1826)
- 1886 » John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (b. 1804)
- 1888 » Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (b. 1820)
Names that were popular for boys in 1869
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1869
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Elizabeth
- Helena
- Marie
- Aaltje
- Grietje
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.
- May 10 » The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.
- August 29 » The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
- October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
- October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
- November 6 » In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
- November 22 » In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched
The weather on Monday May 17, 1869
The temperature on May 17, 1869 was about 12.1 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI