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Born on Sunday January 16, 1870
- Albert E. Enders († 1929)
- Adam Farla, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nl († 1870)
- Aaltje Beemsterboer, Wognum, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1870)
- Albertus Johannes Stegeman, Deventer († 1928)
- Adriaan BROOS, Hoeven,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
- Amanda Militia Brown, Ravenden, Randolph County, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten († 1952)
- Adriaan Broos, Hoeven († 1940)
- Anna Catharina SCHOETERS, Mol,2400,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1934)
- Aaltje Mooij, Monnickendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1872)
- Abigael Lopes Cardozo, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday January 16, 1870
- Antje Krottje (0), Het Bildt, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Aaltjen Eibers (58), Verwolde (Lochem)
- Annetje Ariensd Verduijn (75), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan Breugelmans (70), Roosendaal en Nispen (NL)
- Arie de Kruijff (46), Houten,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anton Schulte (79)
- Antje de Jong (0), Katwijk aan Zee
- Antje Pieters Krottje (0), Het Bildt
- Arie Kruijf de (46), Houten, Utr, Nederland
- Antje de Jong (0), Katwijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1870 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1853 » Johnston Forbes-Robertson, English actor and manager († 1937)
- 1870 » Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, State Elder of Estonia († 1942)
- 1872 » Henri Büsser, French organist, composer, and conductor († 1973)
- 1874 » Robert W. Service, English-Canadian poet and author († 1958)
- 1875 » Leonor Michaelis, German biochemist and physician († 1949)
- 1876 » Claude Buckenham, English cricketer and footballer († 1937)
- 1878 » Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1947)
- 1880 » Samuel Jones, American high jumper († 1954)
- 1882 » Margaret Wilson, American author († 1973)
- 1885 » Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator († 1967)
Died on January 16
- 1856 » Thaddeus William Harris, American entomologist and botanist (b. 1795)
- 1864 » Anton Schindler, Austrian secretary and author (b. 1795)
- 1865 » Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author (b. 1828)
- 1879 » Octave Crémazie, Canadian-French poet and bookseller (b. 1827)
- 1886 » Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and academic (b. 1834)
- 1891 » Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer (b. 1836)
- 1898 » Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
- 1901 » Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter and academic (b. 1827)
- 1901 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, American soldier, minister, and politician (b. 1822)
- 1901 » Jules Barbier, French poet and playwright (b. 1825)
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.
- March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
- 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.
- August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
- September 6 » Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.
- 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.
Weather January 16, 1870
The temperature on January 16, 1870 was about 6.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.