About the day » Friday December 17, 1869Calender converter

• Adrianus Cornelis Backx, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1920)
• Adriaan van den Berge, Goes
• Angela Gesina Liesen, Ahlen († 1945)
• Aaltje Bakker, Zuidbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Anne Gerkes Faber, Beetsterzwaag, Friesland, Nederland († 1945)
• Aartje van der Pol, meeuwen († 1873)
• Albert Jan Bijsterbosch, Welsum (Gemeente Olst Ov Nederland) († 1869)
• Anna Maria van Beers, Ammerzoden († 1904)
• Anna Laura Lytton, Missouri († 1906)
• Alexander Patrick, St Monance, Fife, Scotland († 1870)

• Betsey Elizabeth Bingham (80), Kendall, Kendall, Illinois, United States
• Antonia Leonarda Bakker (0), Amsterdam, Nederland
• Arie Sterk (0), Vlaardingen
• Brandje Brouwer (2), Barneveld (GL)
• Anastasia De Wolf (73)
• Alltje Pieters Libbenga (67), Schoterland,, Friesland, Nederland
• Arie Bot (88), sliedrecht (zuid holland)
• Arnold Weller (36), Blerick
• Elisabeth Zeeuwe (74), Hedikhuizen
• Arij BEUKERS (50), Schiedam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1847 » Émile Faguet, French author and critic († 1916)
• 1853 » Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician and immunologist, co-founded the Pasteur Institute († 1933)
• 1859 » Paul César Helleu, French painter and illustrator († 1927)
• 1866 » Kazys Grinius, Lithuanian physician and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania († 1950)
• 1873 » Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, poet, and critic († 1939)
• 1874 » William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada († 1950)
• 1881 » Aubrey Faulkner, South African-English cricketer and coach († 1930)
• 1884 » Alison Uttley, English children's book writer († 1976)
• 1887 » Josef Lada, Czech painter and illustrator († 1957)
• 1890 » Prince Joachim of Prussia († 1920)

• 1830 » Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela (b. 1783)
• 1833 » Kaspar Hauser, German feral child (b. 1812)
• 1847 » Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (b. 1791)
• 1857 » Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (b. 1774)
• 1904 » William Shiels, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Victoria (b. 1848)
• 1907 » William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1824)
• 1909 » Leopold II of Belgium (b. 1835)
• 1917 » Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and activist (b. 1836)
• 1927 » Rajendra Lahiri, Indian activist (b. 1892)
• 1928 » Frank Rinehart, American photographer (b. 1861)

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.
• February 5 » The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
• April 6 » Celluloid is patented.
• May 10 » The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.
• 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).
• August 2 » Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.
• August 16 » Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War.

The temperature on December 17, 1869 was about 6.2 °C. The air pressure was 27 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.