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• Anthonius Beerends, Hoorn († 1943)
• Anna KALIS, Den Burg,Gemeente Texel,Noord-Holland,Netherlands († 1932)
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• Adriana Vermeulen, Alphen († 1949)
• Aaltje van der Veen, Lutkewierum, gem. Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1920)
• Adriana Vermeulen, Alphen, Alphen-Chaam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1949)
• Afien Ganzeveld, Harkstede, Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland († 1952)
• Albert Wessels, Buinen, NL-DR
• Alice Rosa Francis, Brightlingsea, Essex, England († 1951)
• Anna Verra, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Anna Margaretha Elisabeth Gerritzen (2), 's-Gravenhage
• Adrianus Gersen (2), Den Helder
• Adriana Gerard Rijsewijk (87), Terheijden
• Annigje Peters Netter (74), Meppel
• Adriana Gerritsdr van Rijswijk (86), Terheijden, NB, Nederland
• Aaltje Tonnis Edema (58), 't Zandt
• Abraham Roodbol (61), Rotterdam
• Aaltje Doedens (79), Beneden Veensloot
• Annetje van der Marel (10), Katwijk aan Zee Duinrust
• Aafke Kortendijk (0), Dronrijp

• 1861 » Julián Felipe, Filipino composer and educator († 1944)
• 1863 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter († 1918)
• 1864 » Charles Williams Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors († 1948)
• 1865 » Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland († 1952)
• 1865 » Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician († 1928)
• 1873 » Colette, French novelist and journalist († 1954)
• 1873 » Monty Noble, Australian cricketer († 1940)
• 1874 » Alex Smith, Scottish golfer († 1930)
• 1875 » Julián Carrillo, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor († 1965)
• 1878 » Walter Kollo, German composer and conductor († 1940)

• 1832 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
• 1859 » F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
• 1864 » Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
• 1873 » John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (b. 1809)
• 1903 » Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (b. 1847)
• 1912 » Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist and theorist (b. 1819)
• 1918 » John McCrae, Canadian soldier, physician, and author (b. 1872)
• 1921 » Mustafa Suphi, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1883)
• 1930 » Emmy Destinn, Czech soprano and poet (b. 1878)
• 1935 » Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1859)

• 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 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
• 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.
• March 16 » The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.
• March 30 » Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
• September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
• December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.

The temperature on January 28, 1870 was about -0.4 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.