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• Aartje van Dijk, Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1933)
• 'n Levenloos geboren zoon van Langhout, Ter Aar (Kerkbuurt) († 1870)
• Anna Katharina de Rijke, Schellingwoude gem. Ransdorp
• Adriana Wilhelmina Lakeman, Charlois
• Adolphus FAIRBANKS, Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1874)
• Andreas Hinrich Blanken, Beningafehn
• Anna Maria John, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1901)
• Albertien Schoemaker, Assen († 1872)
• Jannetje Rottier, 's Heer Abtskerke
• Ana Ribeiro de Oliveira, Porto Feliz, São Paulo, Brasil

• Antonia Hendrika Wilhelmina Bal (22), Rotterdam
• 'n Levenloos geboren zoon van Langhout (0), Ter aar (Kerkbuurt)
• Antonetta Catharina Croijmans (55), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• van Broekhoven, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Ahuis (21), Utrecht
• Mertens (0), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Johannes Rutgerus Mensinga (1), Midwolda
• Alida Jans Kuiper (56), De Bilt
• Adrianus van den Berg (85), Wateringen, Zuid Holland
• Arie Lagerweij (60)

• 1847 » Annie Besant, English-Indian activist and author († 1933)
• 1865 » Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic († 1935)
• 1878 » Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1950)
• 1881 » William Boeing, American engineer and businessman, founded the Boeing Company († 1956)
• 1885 » Louis Untermeyer, American poet, anthologist, critic († 1977)
• 1887 » Ned Hanlon, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland († 1952)
• 1887 » Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general († 1945)
• 1890 » Stanley Holloway, English actor († 1982)
• 1893 » Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter († 1974)
• 1893 » Ip Man, Chinese martial artist († 1972)

• 1837 » Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)
• 1838 » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768)
• 1864 » Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817)
• 1878 » Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808)
• 1885 » John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
• 1901 » Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844)
• 1913 » Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
• 1929 » Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)
• 1940 » Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)
• 1942 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)

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 28 » The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
• 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.
• 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.

The temperature on October 1, 1870 was about 18.3 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%.