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• Alida Mechelina Akkermans, Zaltbommel
• Aleida Karel, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1870)
• "Heinrich" Karl Alfred Joseph Kaspar von Kageneck, Freiburg im Breisgau, Allemagne († 1937)
• Amélie NAERT, Waarschot,9950,Oost Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie,Belgie
• Aaltje Plieger, Lexmond, Zuid Holland, Netherlands († 1943)
• Addie Willis Jennings, Iowa († 1890)
• Adriana van der Schans, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1871)
• Albertus Johannes Bruggeman, Netherlands († 1949)
• (w) Althaus, Beddelhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Adriana Kraaijeveld, Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1955)

• Aaltje van Broekhuizen (73), Opheusden
• Anna Hubertina Tielens (45), Maastricht
• Anna Maria van Trappen (14), Hontenisse, Zeeland, Nederland
• Annaatje Cornelia Bakker (31), Den Helder
• Aaltje Jacobs (57), Lunteren
• Aaltje Jacobs (57), Lunteren
• Anna Catharina DRESSELEERS (50), Zoersel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Alida Petronella Hooft (75), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Nieuwstraten (23), Hellevoetsluis
• Aaltje Jans Krikke (31), √Üngwirden, Friesland, Nederland

• 1859 » Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic († 1938)
• 1861 » George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian († 1940)
• 1861 » Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde († 1947)
• 1870 » Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany († 1944)
• 1872 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer († 1915)
• 1874 » Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer († 1948)
• 1878 » Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina († 1970)
• 1878 » Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian († 1967)
• 1880 » Tom Mix, American cowboy and actor († 1940)
• 1881 » Ion Minulescu, Romanian author, poet, and critic († 1944)

• 1829 » Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)
• 1831 » Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)
• 1840 » Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)
• 1852 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)
• 1855 » Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)
• 1882 » Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)
• 1884 » Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)
• 1885 » Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
• 1896 » Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
• 1902 » Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (b. 1830)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Klaas
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Aaltje
10. Wilhelmina
11. Neeltje
12. Trijntje
13. Grietje
14. Antje
15. Jacoba
16. Petronella

• 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 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.
• May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
• July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
• August 24 » The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
• September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
• November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.

The temperature on January 6, 1870 was about 6.4 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.