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Born on Monday January 17, 1870
- Anna Cornelia Beerendonk, Fijnaart en Heijningen († 1893)
- Annigje Langerak, Lange Ruigeweide († 1901)
- van Rijswijk, Ellecom, Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1936)
- Anna Mathilde Begemann, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
- Alida te Water, Woudenberg 2
- Albertje Hoekman, Zweeloo, Drenthe, Nederland († 1951)
- Annigje Langerak, Lange Ruige Weide, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1901)
- Aaltjen Johanna Letteboer, Vriezenveen († 1943)
- Albert Zwanenburg, Lippenhuizen († 1878)
- Albert Zwanenburg, Lippenhuizen († 1878)
Died on Monday January 17, 1870
- Alda van Vliet (77), Vinkeveen en Waverveen
- Ate de Jong (55), Schoonoord Sleen Drenthe
- Arij de Gelder (0), De Lier, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Berendina Wansink (73), Haaksbergen
- Aalbertus Verheul (50), Stolwijk Nederland
- Adrianus Johannes van der Linden (22), Schiedam
- Anna Elizabeth WURFBAIN (67), Amsterdam
- Annetje Hoek (66), Katwijk
- Annetje, Arijs Hoek (66), Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alida van Vliet (76), Vinkeveen en Waverveen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1870 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 1863 » David Lloyd George, Welsh lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1945)
- 1863 » Konstantin Stanislavski, Russian actor and director († 1938)
- 1865 » Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of New Zealand († 1951)
- 1867 » Carl Laemmle, German-born American film producer, co-founded Universal Studios († 1939)
- 1867 » Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel, pilot, and polo player († 1934)
- 1871 » David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, English admiral († 1936)
- 1871 » Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania († 1940)
- 1875 » Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan journalist and playwright († 1910)
- 1876 » Frank Hague, American lawyer and politician, 30th Mayor of Jersey City († 1956)
- 1877 » Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková, Czech botanist and zoologist († 1937)
Died on January 17
- 1861 » Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (b. 1821)
- 1863 » Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
- 1869 » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
- 1878 » Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (b. 1812)
- 1884 » Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist (b. 1804)
- 1887 » William Giblin, Australian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)
- 1888 » Big Bear, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1825)
- 1891 » George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1800)
- 1893 » Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (b. 1822)
- 1903 » Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
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.
- January 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
- April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
- June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
- July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
- 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.
- December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
Weather January 17, 1870
The temperature on January 17, 1870 was about 2.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%.