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Born on Monday August 23, 1869
- Anna Maria Demandt, Urmond (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
- ADRIANA CORNELIA VAN MAASDAM, HAARLEMMERMEER († 1922)
- Anna Elisabeth Kastelein, 's-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1924)
- Anna Clasina de Bruijn, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Anna Houtzamer, Den Haag
- Adeline Verlaeken, Molenbeek-St-Jean (Bruxelles), Belgique
- Adriana Sloof, Charlois († 1873)
- Vloemans, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria Angelica Jansen, Beerse, Belgium († 1949)
- Adriana Post, Den Helder († 1941)
Died on Monday August 23, 1869
- Anna Geertruid Scholten (45), Bentelo, Ambt Delden, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Anna Catrina Charlotte Klaasen (42), Smilde, Dr, Nederland
- Aart Van Wijngaarden (66), Leerdam, Nederland
- Adriaantje Jans (Jaantje) van Wijk (70), Willige Langerak, Utrecht, Nederland
- Albert Roelofs Hummel (73), Zevenhuizen
- Adriaantje (Jaantje) van Wijk (70), Willige Langerak, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adriaantje van Wijk (70), Willige Langerak, Lopik, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Leeuwenburgh (0), Rhoon
- Albert Roelofs Hummel (73), Norg, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adrianus Johannes van Rijn (0), 's Gravenzande
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 23, 1869 at Delpher
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Noord-Brabanter : staat- en letterkundig dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Middelburgsche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
Born on August 23
- 1854 » Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer († 1925)
- 1864 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
- 1867 » Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic († 1948)
- 1868 » Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright († 1950)
- 1872 » Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra († 1957)
- 1875 » Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor († 1946)
- 1875 » William Eccles, English physicist and engineer († 1966)
- 1877 » István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic († 1959)
- 1880 » Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author († 1932)
- 1883 » Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1953)
Died on August 23
- 1813 » Alexander Wilson (ornithologist), Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (b. 1766)
- 1819 » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
- 1831 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
- 1831 » Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
- 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
- 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
- 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
- 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
- 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
- 1926 » Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)
Names that were popular for boys in 1869
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Albert
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1869
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Jacoba
- Jantje
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.
- January 27 » Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.
- February 5 » The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
- April 28 » Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
- May 15 » Women's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association.
- October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
- 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.
Weather August 23, 1869
The temperature on August 23, 1869 was about 19.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%.