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August 5, 1869Died on Friday August 6, 1869
- Arien van der Loo (30), Leeuwarden
- Aaltje Hansen (0), Edam
- Catharina Haelterman (78), Mere
- Christiaan Kole (0), Waarde, Zeeland, Nederland
- Arendina Wissink (32), Lonneker (Driene)
- Andries SCHOUTEN (63), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Christoffel Klerkx (0), Bodegraven
- Aafje Nijmeijer (1), Kalenberg
- Abraham VAN BLOOIS (0), Dreischor
- Adrianus de Bruijn (76), Bergen op Zoom
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 6, 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
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
Born on August 6
- 1868 » Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright († 1955)
- 1874 » Charles Fort, American author († 1932)
- 1877 » Wallace H. White Jr., American lawyer and politician († 1952)
- 1880 » Hans Moser, Austrian actor and singer († 1964)
- 1881 » Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1955)
- 1881 » Leo Carrillo, American actor († 1961)
- 1881 » Louella Parsons, American journalist († 1972)
- 1883 » Scott Nearing, American economist and educator († 1983)
- 1886 » Edward Ballantine, American composer and academic († 1971)
- 1887 » Dudley Benjafield, English racing driver († 1957)
Died on August 6
- 1815 » James A. Bayard, American lawyer and politician (b. 1767)
- 1828 » Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1785)
- 1850 » Edward Walsh, Irish poet and songwriter (b. 1805)
- 1866 » John Mason Neale, English priest, scholar, and hymnwriter (b. 1818)
- 1881 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)
- 1893 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
- 1904 » Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)
- 1906 » George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
- 1915 » Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)
- 1920 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
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.
- January 27 » Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.
- April 6 » Celluloid is patented.
- May 4 » The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan.
- May 10 » The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.
- August 2 » Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.
- October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
The weather on Friday August 6, 1869
The temperature on August 6, 1869 was about 17.6 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI