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• Arie Willem Segboer, 's Gravenhage († 1940)
• Antje Wolf, Heerde, Markluiden
• Berend Brouwer, Oldemarkt († 1888)
• Berendina Mensink, Hattem († 1871)
• Antonia Romers, Haarlemmermeer
• Antje van Meekeren, Hindeloopen, Nijefurd, Friesland, Nederland († 1873)
• Adrianus de Graaf, Goes
• Alexander Daigler, Williamsville, Erie, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1924)
• Age Aukes Beintema, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1879)
• Aalberta KLasina IJmker, Smilde († 1953)

• Catharina Dassie (4), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alexandrina Sophia Seys (57), Westouter
• Antje Hettes Tammenga (77), Wanswerd, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Arij den Hoed (69), Ridderkerk
• Anna Maria PAUWELS (76), Borchtlombeek,1761,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
• Catharina Wildenberg (73), Leiden
• Alida Jacobse KLIJN (52), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Arie den Hoed (70), Ridderkerk, Nederland
• Albert van Wezel (49), Hengelo
• Carolus Ovijn (61), Batavia, Indonesië

• 1865 » Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author († 1926)
• 1871 » Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian evangelist, founded the Brunstad Christian Church († 1943)
• 1872 » Emily Davison, English educator and activist († 1913)
• 1872 » Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States († 1946)
• 1879 » Ernst Mally, Austrian philosopher and academic († 1944)
• 1881 » Hans Kelsen, Czech-American jurist and philosopher († 1973)
• 1884 » Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States († 1962)
• 1884 » Friedrich Bergius, German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1949)
• 1884 » Sig Ruman, German-American actor († 1967)
• 1885 » François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 1970)

• 1809 » Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (b. 1774)
• 1821 » John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1754)
• 1837 » Samuel Wesley, English organist and composer (b. 1766)
• 1852 » Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (b. 1823)
• 1889 » James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (b. 1818)
• 1896 » Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (b. 1824)
• 1896 » Edward Benson, English archbishop (b. 1829)
• 1897 » Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (b. 1862)
• 1904 » Mary Tenney Gray, American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (b. 1833)
• 1908 » Rita Cetina Gutiérrez, Mexican poet, educator, and activist (b. 1846)

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.
• January 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
• February 23 » Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
• June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
• July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
• July 15 » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
• 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.

The temperature on October 11, 1870 was about 8.2 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.