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• Aartje Schimmel, Woudenberg, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1953)
• Aart TOUW, Nieuw-Helvoet
• Andries Cornelis Bierenbroodspot, Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Bus, Haarlemmermeer († 1946)
• Agien Stijkel, Scheemda († 1945)
• Albert Schut, Noordlaren, Haren, Groningen, Nederland († 1953)
• Aaltje Seerps Bruinsma, Barradeel
• Adriana Goedhart, Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1934)
• Aart Touw, Nieuw-Helvoet († 1944)
• Albertje Vink, Steenwijkerwold († 1959)

• Anna Maria Houtmortels (63), Horn
• Christiaan van Aken (1), Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina (Kaatje) Verplak (57), Bemmel
• Albert Alles Delfsma (62), Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonius Wilhelmus van Schendel (14), Zevenbergen, Noord Brabant
• Anthonie de Bruijn (0), Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, NL
• Aleida elisabetha Slot (42), Voorst
• Cornelis Voorn (0), Wijk bij Duurstede, Provincie Utrecht, Nederland
• Bernardus Wilhelmus Roebroek (70), Amsterdam
• Catharina van Houtem (43), Heesch, Nederland

• 1866 » Georg Schumann, German composer († 1952)
• 1866 » Norbert Klein, Bishop of Brno († 1933)
• 1866 » Thomas Armat, American mechanic and inventor († 1948)
• 1867 » Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general († 1937)
• 1868 » Dan Burke, American baseball player († 1933)
• 1868 » Oskar Kallas, Estonian linguist and diplomat († 1946)
• 1874 » Emma Gramatica, Italian actress († 1965)
• 1874 » Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman († 1916)
• 1874 » Victor Sonnemans, Belgian water polo player († 1962)
• 1875 » Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author and educator († 1961)

• 1826 » Philippe Pinel, French physician and psychiatrist (b. 1745)
• 1833 » Abbas Mirza, Persian prince (b. 1789)
• 1852 » John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician (b. 1793)
• 1889 » Émile Augier, French playwright (b. 1820)
• 1895 » Charles Hallé, German-English pianist and conductor (b. 1819)
• 1902 » Frank Norris, American journalist and novelist (b. 1870)
• 1910 » Willie Anderson, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1878)
• 1916 » William Merritt Chase, American painter and educator (b. 1849)
• 1919 » William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Alexander of Greece (b. 1893)

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.
• February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
• July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
• September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
• September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
• November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.

The temperature on October 25, 1870 was about 11.4 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.