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• (w) Pöppel, Schüllar, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Anna Barbera Maria Reket, Amsterdam († 1940)
• Aaltje Riezebosch, IJsselmuiden, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1952)
• Alphonse Verschaeve, Ardooie, België († 1935)
• Anna Idelia Geertruida Kreuse, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1947)
• Anna Maria Kreten, Bekond, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
• Aleida Willemina Mol, Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna van der Donk, Nieuw Beijerland († 1924)
• Andries Joosten Scharloo, Leiderdorp
• (1) Hendrik Guit, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland Nederland († 1916)

• Aegideus Korswagen (79), Voorhout
• Aaltien Schonewille (78), Hoogeveen
• Aaltje Schreuders (30), Nederhemert
• Anne Elise Bosch (63), Grubbenvorst
• Agnes Dorrestien (of Dorrestijn) (27), Oudenrijn
• Aaltje Jans STOFFERS (78), Alteveer (Hoogeveen), Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Nieuwenhuizen
• Albert de Ruiter (15), Groningen
• Annetje Troost
• Adrianus Verbunt (0), Vlijmen

• 1864 » Thomas Dixon, Jr., American minister, lawyer, and politician († 1946)
• 1867 » Edward B. Titchener, English psychologist and academic († 1927)
• 1868 » Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician († 1940)
• 1870 » Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor and educator († 1945)
• 1872 » G. W. Pierce, American physicist and academic († 1956)
• 1873 » John Callan O'Laughlin, American soldier and journalist († 1949)
• 1875 » Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and academic († 1956)
• 1876 » Elmer Flick, American baseball player († 1971)
• 1876 » Thomas Hicks, American runner († 1952)
• 1878 » Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and politician, President of Greece († 1952)

• 1836 » John Molson, Canadian businessman, founded the Molson Brewing Company (b. 1763)
• 1843 » Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and songwriter (b. 1779)
• 1866 » Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, Irish actor (b. 1818)
• 1866 » John Woolley, English minister and academic (b. 1816)
• 1867 » Stuart Donaldson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1812)
• 1882 » Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist (b. 1810)
• 1891 » Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French urban planner (b. 1809)
• 1902 » Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (b. 1862)
• 1904 » William Sawyer, Canadian merchant and politician (b. 1815)
• 1914 » Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (b. 1842)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Klaas
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Aaltje
10. Wilhelmina
11. Neeltje
12. Trijntje
13. Grietje
14. Antje
15. Jacoba
16. Petronella

• 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 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
• March 16 » The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.
• June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
• June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
• November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
• December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.

The temperature on January 11, 1870 was about 4.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.