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May 15, 1869Born on Sunday May 16, 1869
- Antje Elisabeth Breijaen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arij Kleijwegt, Kethel, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1909)
- albert jh. LIENARD, La Bouverie (Belgium) Hainaut
- Aaltje van der Wal, Adorp, Groningen, Nederland
- alexis félix GANDIBLEUX, Jemappes (Belgium) Hainaut
- Anna Wouters, Hoogeloon
- Alida Elizabeth Hogervorst, Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1931)
- Aloysius Maria Henderyckx, Lier, België
- Arend Pot, Stedum († 1957)
- Alida Catharina Van Duivenboden, Amsterdam († 1940)
Died on Sunday May 16, 1869
- Antonius Nendels (59), MaasDriel
- Aaltje Lubbertsen (72), Putten
- van Tuijl (0), Tiel
- Antonie Voets, Schijndel, Meierijstad,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arie van Burik (0), Hazerswoude
- Adriaan de Klerk (0), Nieuw en Sint Joosland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Aaltje Lubbertsen (72), Putten
- Adriaan Louis Goubert (63), Denderhautem
- Alberdina van der Woude (1), Harkstede, Slochteren (NL)
- Afie Gerritse Mooi (64), Grootebroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 16, 1869 at Delpher
- Bredasche courant
- Middelburgsche courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- De kolonist : dagblad toegewyd aan de belangen van Suriname
Born on May 16
- 1859 » Horace Hutchinson, English golfer († 1932)
- 1862 » Margaret Fountaine, English lepidopterist and diarist (d.1940)
- 1876 » Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist († 1948)
- 1879 » Pierre Gilliard, Swiss author and academic († 1962)
- 1882 » Simeon Price, American golfer († 1945)
- 1883 » Celâl Bayar, Turkish politician, 3rd President of Turkey († 1986)
- 1888 » Royal Rife, American microbiologist and instrument maker († 1971)
- 1890 » Edith Grace White, American ichthyologist († 1975)
- 1892 » Osgood Perkins, American actor († 1937)
- 1894 » Walter Yust, American journalist and writer († 1960)
Died on May 16
- 1818 » Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (b. 1775)
- 1823 » Grace Elliott, Scottish courtesan and spy (b. c.1754)
- 1830 » Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1768)
- 1862 » Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician (b. 1796)
- 1882 » Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (b. 1799)
- 1890 » Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843)
- 1891 » Ion C. Brătianu, Romanian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1821)
- 1910 » Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (b. 1856)
- 1913 » Louis Perrier, Swiss architect and politician (b. 1849)
- 1920 » Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (b. 1824)
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 4 » The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan.
- June 27 » The Republic of Ezo on the island of Hokkaido ends after being defeated by Japanese Imperial troops.
- 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 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.
- December 7 » American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.
The weather on Sunday May 16, 1869
The temperature on May 16, 1869 was about 20.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI