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Born on Thursday January 13, 1870
- Aldegondis Carolina MERTENS, Retie,, Antwerpen, België († 1954)
- Albertus Groothuis, Lonneker,, Overijssel, Nederland († 1935)
- Abram Vermaat, Spijkenisse († 1870)
- Alice Knott Frid Paye, Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands († 1933)
- Aaltje Schut, Meppel († 1871)
- Aaltje Borgo, Sint Philipsland, Zeeland (Nederland)
- Adriana Kanters, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aldegondis Carolina 'Liene Mut' Mertens, Retie, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen († 1954)
- Aldert Houwing, Hoorn, Wedde († 1900)
- Anna Maria Cornelia van Gool, Tilburg, Nederland († 1874)
Died on Thursday January 13, 1870
- Adrianus Wilhelmus Petrus Vriens (1), Rotterdam
- Arnaud Boers (82), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nl
- Auguste Joseph Paque (57), Nettinne, Namur, Belgique
- Antonius van Schijndel (0), Veghel
- Charles Shelley (61)
- Bales GRAVES (68), Fayetteville, St Clair, Illinois
- Bastiaan KAMMERAAD (0), Ooltgensplaat,, Pays-Bas
- Albertus van Gestel, Geldrop
- Anna Maria Geertruijda Buhn
- Catharina Hogervorst (0), Mijdrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 13, 1870 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- De kolonist : dagblad toegewyd aan de belangen van Suriname
- Bredasche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Arnhemsche courant
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
Born on January 13
- 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)
Died on January 13
- 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)
Names that were popular for boys in 1870
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1870
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Adriana
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Wilhelmina
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Jacoba
- Petronella
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.
- February 23 » Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
- February 28 » The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
- 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.
- August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
- September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
Weather January 13, 1870
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%.