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Born on Friday February 18, 1870
- Alberdina Hartsuiker, Ruinerwold (Dijkhuizen) († 1870)
- Alberta Cornelia Broekman, Neerbosch, Gelderland, Nederland
- Beumer, Almelo († 1870)
- Albert Edward DENNIS, Normanton, Yorkshire († 1947)
- Aagje Verhoog, Hof van Delft, Nederland († 1956)
- Aafje KLOUS, Assendelft († 1929)
- Amelia Leeuws, Rillaar, Brabant, Belgium
- van Steen, Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1949)
- Adolf Stanislaus SCHEEFFER, Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland († 1955)
- Aijoldine (Ayoldine) Elidia Relotius, Landschaftspolder, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen († 1907)
Died on Friday February 18, 1870
- Aaltje Pieters Jager (56), Grootegast
- Lindeman (0), Vlagtwedde, Nederland
- Ann Reeves (95), Wise County, Virginia, United States
- Adriana Rijksen van den Dijkkamp (81), Bennekom, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Riksen van den Dijkkamp (81), Bennekom (gem. Ede)
- Adriaantje Riksen (81), Bennekom
- Adrianus van de Pas, 's Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Josephina Aerts (0), Herentals 2200, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Beumer (0), Almelo
- Albertus Johannes Regelink (0), Voorst
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 18, 1870 at Delpher
Born on February 18
- 1850 » George Henschel, German-English singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor († 1934)
- 1855 » Jean Jules Jusserand, French historian, author, and diplomat, French Ambassador to the United States († 1932)
- 1860 » Anders Zorn, Swedish artist († 1920)
- 1862 » Charles M. Schwab, American businessman, co-founded Bethlehem Steel († 1939)
- 1867 » Hedwig Courths-Mahler, German writer († 1950)
- 1870 » William Laurel Harris, American painter and author († 1924)
- 1871 » Harry Brearley, English inventor († 1948)
- 1883 » Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek philosopher, author, and playwright († 1957)
- 1885 » Henri Laurens, French sculptor and illustrator († 1954)
- 1890 » Edward Arnold, American actor († 1956)
Died on February 18
- 1851 » Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, German mathematician and academic (b. 1804)
- 1873 » Vasil Levski, Bulgarian activist, founded the Internal Revolutionary Organization (b. 1837)
- 1880 » Nikolay Zinin, Russian organic chemist (b. 1812)
- 1893 » Serranus Clinton Hastings, American lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Justice of California (b. 1814)
- 1902 » Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman, founded Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)
- 1906 » John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (b. 1830)
- 1910 » Lucy Stanton, American activist (b. 1831)
- 1911 » Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
- 1915 » Frank James, American soldier and criminal (b. 1843)
- 1923 » Alois Rašín, Czech economist and politician (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1870
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1870
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Aaltje
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Helena
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1870
- 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 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
- January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
- 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.
- July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
- July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
The weather on Friday February 18, 1870
The temperature on February 18, 1870 was about -3.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI