About the day » Thursday January 13, 1870Calender converter

• Adrianus Johannes Koning, Amsterdam
• Alice Knott Frid Paye, Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands († 1933)
• Albertus Groothuis, Lonneker,, Overijssel, Nederland († 1935)
• (1) Catharina Mosman, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1890)
• Alijda van den Hengel, Stoutenburg († 1916)
• Anna Maria Cornelia van Gool, Tilburg († 1874)
• Aalt Schipper, Hoevelaken († 1937)
• Adriaantje de Jonge, Noordwelle, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Nederland († 1870)
• Aart Van Meerveld, Putten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1955)
• Andries Bastiaanse, Grijpskerke († 1870)

• Arend Wagen (0), Barsingerhorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonij Voerman (64), Utrecht
• Anna Catharina Verwimp (67), Herentals, Antwerpen, België
• Carol Devos, Handzaeme
• Bales GRAVES (68), Fayetteville, St Clair, Illinois
• Anthonij Voerman (64), Utrecht
• Albertus van Gestel, Geldrop
• Anje Eilderts Eeksterhof (62), Wagenborgen, Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands
• Antony Voerman (63), Utrecht
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Petrus Vriens (1), Rotterdam

• 1859 » Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright († 1943)
• 1861 » Max Nonne, German neurologist and academic († 1959)
• 1864 » Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1928)
• 1865 » Princess Marie of Orléans († 1908)
• 1866 » George Gurdjieff, Russian-French mystic and philosopher († 1949)
• 1866 » Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian bassoon player and composer († 1901)
• 1869 » Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta († 1931)
• 1870 » Ross Granville Harrison, American biologist and anatomist († 1959)
• 1878 » Lionel Groulx, Canadian priest and historian († 1967)
• 1881 » Essington Lewis, Australian engineer and businessman († 1961)

• 1838 » Ferdinand Ries, German pianist and composer (b. 1784)
• 1860 » William Mason, American surgeon and politician (b. 1786)
• 1864 » Stephen Foster, American composer and songwriter (b. 1826)
• 1872 » William Scamp, English architect and engineer (b. 1801)
• 1882 » Wilhelm Mauser, German engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mauser Company (b. 1834)
• 1885 » Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States (b. 1823)
• 1889 » Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
• 1905 » George Thorn, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
• 1906 » Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1859)
• 1907 » Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (b. 1839)

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. Elizabeth

• 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 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
• February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• March 16 » The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.
• August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
• August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
• October 27 » Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.

The temperature on January 13, 1870 was about 1.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.