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Born on Sunday February 20, 1870
- Aloysius de Vliegher, Koewacht († 1871)
- Agnes Aitken Kerr, Edinburgh, Midlothian († 1871)
- Alle Wijma, Doezum, gem. Grootegast, Nederland († 1897)
- Aldegonda Smits, Horst, Limburg, Nederland († 1870)
- Anna Larsen, Elvebakken,Vivelstad,Lier, Buskerud, Norway († 1904)
- van HEEL, Driel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1870)
- Adrianus van Tiggel, Loenhout († 1956)
- Achien Stijkel, Appingedam (Groningen)
- Alida Hillagonda Koornwinder, Bodegraven, Nederland († 1899)
- Aalderikus Prins, Blijham (gem. Westerwolde) († 1870)
Died on Sunday February 20, 1870
- Aagtien Hindriks Bolwijn (71), Zeerijp, 't Zandt, Loppersum, Groningen, Netherlands
- Anna Maria Eleonora Van Reeth (41), Boom
- Aloysius DE Smet (31), DE KLINGE
- Abraham Stafleu (1), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jouke Sieses de Jong (84), Schoterland
- Adriana van der Tak (0), Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
- Alberdina Smit (55), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Alphons D'havé (1), Eeklo
- Alida Jans Kneuvers, Ankeveen
- Adriana van Nistelrooij (8), Heesch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 20, 1870 at Delpher
Born on February 20
- 1857 » A. P. Lucas, English cricketer († 1923)
- 1866 » Carl Westman, Swedish architect, designed the Stockholm Court House and Röhsska Museum († 1936)
- 1867 » Louise, Princess Royal of England († 1931)
- 1870 » Jay Johnson Morrow, American engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone († 1937)
- 1874 » Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress († 1967)
- 1879 » Hod Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player († 1907)
- 1880 » Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet († 1923)
- 1882 » Elie Nadelman, Polish-American sculptor († 1946)
- 1887 » Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada († 1967)
- 1888 » Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author († 1948)
Died on February 20
- 1850 » Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician. 14th President (1843–1844) (b. 1794)
- 1862 » William Wallace Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1850)
- 1871 » Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (b. 1810)
- 1893 » P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (b. 1818)
- 1895 » Frederick Douglass, American author and activist (b. c. 1818)
- 1900 » Washakie, American tribal leader (b. 1798)
- 1907 » Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
- 1910 » Boutros Ghali, Egyptian educator and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1846)
- 1916 » Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1844)
- 1920 » Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint (b. 1910)
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 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
- January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
- February 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
- August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
- September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
- October 7 » Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.
The weather on Sunday February 20, 1870
The temperature on February 20, 1870 was about 2.5 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI