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• Venhorst, Megchelen, Nederland († 1869)
• Anna Engelia Theunissen, WESTERN CAPE († 1950)
• Aaltje Deuzeman, Avereest († 1888)
• Abraham Johannes van der Linden, Mijdrecht († 1946)
• Anna Maria Grimberg, Kloosterburen, 9977, Nederland († 1944)
• Anna Elisabeth van Doorn, Haarlemmermeer († 1919)
• Alida Sophia Hoep, Zijpe, Nederland († 1951)
• Alijda Maria Johanna Vogtschmidt, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1945)
• Anna Maria (Anna Marie) Grimberg, Kloosterburen, Groningen, Nederland († 1944)
• Abraham Johannes van der Linden, Mijdrecht (UT, NLD) († 1946)

• Christina Albers (64), Papenburg
• Catharina Maria Van Os (29), Batavia, Java, Ned. Indie
• Aafke Jans de Poel (47), Grijpskerk
• Catharina Kern (34), Deesen, Hesse-Nassau (D)
• Albertus Laurens Heinen (0), Wilp
• Christina Hack, Fijnaart en Heijningen
• Ambroise De Baeremaeker (70), Bevere
• Cornelia Wiegel (0), De Cocksdorp (Texel, NH)
• Cornelia Schoonhoven (26), Nederhorst den Berg, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Amelie Francisca Seys (58), Woumen

• 1858 » Ellen Willmott, English horticulturalist († 1934)
• 1870 » Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist († 1965)
• 1871 » Orville Wright, American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company († 1948)
• 1872 » Albert C. Campbell, American popular music singer († 1947)
• 1873 » Fred Stone, American actor and producer († 1959)
• 1878 » Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines († 1944)
• 1881 » George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor († 1955)
• 1881 » George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd († 1954)
• 1883 » Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company († 1971)
• 1883 » José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal († 1965)

• 1822 » Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
• 1883 » Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)
• 1889 » Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
• 1895 » John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (b. 1853)
• 1900 » Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
• 1914 » Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)
• 1915 » Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)
• 1923 » Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
• 1928 » Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
• 1929 » Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Hendrikus
15. Albert
16. Leendert

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Wilhelmina
9. Hendrika
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Trijntje
14. Elizabeth
15. Jacoba
16. Jantje

• 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.
• March 24 » The last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.
• April 17 » Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
• May 10 » The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.
• May 26 » Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• July 10 » Gävle, Sweden, is largely destroyed in a fire; 80% of its 10,000 residents are left homeless.
• July 25 » The Japanese daimyōs begin returning their land holdings to the emperor as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 17, 1869).

The temperature on August 19, 1869 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.