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April 19, 1869Born on Tuesday April 20, 1869
- Adriaantje de Groot
- Alida Beering, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Jakobs ZUIDEVELD, Oldehove Groningen Netherlands († 1875)
- Berend Stoel, Avereest
- Anna Catharina van der Schoot, Tilburg, the Netherlands († 1869)
- Aleid Johan Korthals Altes, Arnhem († 1932)
- Antonia Giesen, Wehl, Gelderland, Nederland († 1912)
- Augusta Kempf, Wisconsin († 1937)
- ?? van Bilderbeek, (UT) Utrecht († 1869)
- Albert VREEDEVELD, Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Nederland († 1884)
Died on Tuesday April 20, 1869
- Arnoldus Franken (1), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonetta Machielsen (87), Made en Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- charles CAUCHIES (52), Hornu (Belgium) Hainaut
- Andries Adamse (34), Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Anna Romelia Crans (64), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- van Bilderbeek, Utrecht
- Albartus Schalkwijk (54), Utrecht
- Anna Brouwer (9), Wilnis, Utrecht, Nederland
- Cornelia Koenen (45), Jutphaas
- Bartholomeus Snaterse (0), Gouda
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 20, 1869 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- De Noord-Brabanter : staat- en letterkundig dagblad
- Middelburgsche courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Opregte Haarlemsche Courant
Born on April 20
- 1851 » Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist († 1918)
- 1860 » Justinien de Clary, French target shooter († 1933)
- 1871 » Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant († 1951)
- 1873 » James Harcourt, English character actor († 1951)
- 1875 » Vladimir Vidrić, Croatian poet and lawyer († 1909)
- 1879 » Paul Poiret, French fashion designer († 1944)
- 1882 » Holland Smith, American general († 1967)
- 1884 » Daniel Varoujan, Armenian poet and educator († 1915)
- 1884 » Oliver Kirk, American boxer († 1960)
- 1884 » Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha († 1966)
Died on April 20
- 1831 » John Abernethy, English surgeon and anatomist (b. 1764)
- 1873 » William Tite, English architect, designed the Royal Exchange (b. 1798)
- 1874 » Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1817)
- 1881 » William Burges, English architect and designer (b. 1827)
- 1886 » Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, French general and diplomat, French ambassador to the United States (b. 1814)
- 1887 » Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Greek-Egyptian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1826)
- 1899 » Joseph Wolf, German ornithologist and illustrator (b. 1820)
- 1902 » Joaquim de Sousa Andrade, Brazilian poet and educator (b. 1833)
- 1912 » Bram Stoker, Anglo-Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (b. 1847)
- 1918 » Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850)
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.
- 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 26 » Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- June 27 » The Republic of Ezo on the island of Hokkaido ends after being defeated by Japanese Imperial troops.
- October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
- November 11 » The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.
The weather on Tuesday April 20, 1869
The temperature on April 20, 1869 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI