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Born on Saturday January 8, 1870
- Anna Cornelia Goris, Brecht (B)
- Pieter Gosses Laverman, Menaldum Friesland
- Adrianus Langerak, Ammerstol, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1894)
- Adrianus Bernardus van der Meulen, Nijmegen, Nederland
- Aagje van der Sijde, Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albertje Kiewiet (Kievit, Kieviet), Veenoord, Emmen, Drenthe, The Netherlands († 1870)
- Agnes Young, Drimoleague, Cork, Ireland
- Aaltje Zaal, Haarzuilens († 1934)
- Adriana VAN BALLEGOOIJEN, Kerkwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Abram Leget, Leiden († 1936)
Died on Saturday January 8, 1870
- Anna Maria Eyskens (62), Sint-Lenaarts 2960, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Anna Margaretha van Wickeren (56), Grieth, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Fortuin (0), Colijnsplaat
- Anna Elisabeth Francken (56), Lommel
- Anje Schuurke (34), Nieuw Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland
- Adrianus van OERS (70), Rucphen,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
- Anne CHATELAIN (73), Vroville
- Anje Schuurke (34), Nieuw Scheemda
- Aaltje Hemstede (51), Ommen
- Benedictus Roggeman (69), Berlare(BEL)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 8, 1870 at Delpher
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on January 8
- 1862 » Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company († 1934)
- 1864 » Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale († 1892)
- 1865 » Winnaretta Singer, American philanthropist († 1943)
- 1866 » William G. Conley, American educator and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia († 1940)
- 1867 » Emily Greene Balch, American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1961)
- 1870 » Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1930)
- 1871 » James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish captain and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland († 1940)
- 1873 » Iuliu Maniu, Romanian lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania († 1953)
- 1876 » Arturs Alberings, Latvian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Latvia († 1934)
- 1879 » Charles Bryant, English-American actor and director († 1948)
Died on January 8
- 1853 » Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene-Hungarian poet and educator (b. 1788)
- 1854 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (b. 1768)
- 1865 » Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1779)
- 1874 » Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French historian and archaeologist (b. 1814)
- 1878 » Gauchito Gil, Argentinian saint (b. 1847)
- 1878 » Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1821)
- 1880 » Emperor Norton, English-American businessman (b. 1811)
- 1883 » Miska Magyarics, Slovene-Hungarian poet (b. 1825)
- 1896 » Paul Verlaine, French poet and writer (b. 1844)
- 1896 » William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (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 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
- March 30 » Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
- April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
- June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
- July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
- August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
Weather January 8, 1870
The temperature on January 8, 1870 was about 9.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 41 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%.