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Born on Friday October 7, 1870
- Anna Margaretha Drijkoningen, As, Provincie Limburg, België
- Alidor Emiel Everaert, Hooglede (België)
- Alphonse Macoers, Fexhe-Slins-Juprelle prov. Luik († 1924)
- Alice Nancy Flickinger, Perry, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Alijda Regina Wolf, Goes, Zeeland, Nederland († 1945)
- Anna Elisabeth Steegmans, Rommershoven († 1912)
- Aaltje Molanus, Noordbroek († 1954)
- ALIJDA REGINA WOLF, GOES († 1945)
- Albertje Meijer, Hoogeveen nederland
- Adrianus Theodorus van Dijk, Druten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1870)
Died on Friday October 7, 1870
- de Hart (0), Zaltbommel,Gelderland,Nederland
- Arnoldus Lucas Everwijn Ds (72), Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Bart Jansen (4), Wadenoijen
- Cornelis van Esch (80), Dommelen
- Alida Wilhelmina Alewijn (71), Aalten
- Anna VAN DER VEN
- Arnoldus Lucas Everwijn, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Tuijtjens (75), Tholen
- Alberta Holterman (77), Deventer
- Abraham Fioole (67), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 7, 1870 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Koloniaal nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Leeuwarder courant
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on October 7
- 1860 » Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician († 1936)
- 1866 » Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Polish-Austrian religious leader, 26th Superior General of the Society of Jesus († 1942)
- 1870 » Uncle Dave Macon, American old-time country banjo player, singer-songwriter, and comedian († 1952)
- 1876 » Louis Tancred, South African cricketer († 1934)
- 1879 » Joe Hill, Swedish-born American labor activist and poet († 1915)
- 1881 » Mikhail Drozdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian general († 1918)
- 1884 » Harold Geiger, American lieutenant and pilot († 1927)
- 1885 » Claud Ashton Jones, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient († 1948)
- 1885 » Niels Bohr, Danish physicist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate († 1962)
- 1887 » Jack Russell, English cricketer and coach († 1961)
Died on October 7
- 1849 » Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (b. 1809)
- 1884 » Bernard Petitjean, French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (b. 1829)
- 1894 » Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician, author, and poet (b. 1809)
- 1903 » Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)
- 1904 » Isabella Bird, English historian and explorer (b. 1831)
- 1906 » Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1848)
- 1911 » John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist and physician (b. 1835)
- 1919 » Alfred Deakin, Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1856)
- 1925 » Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
- 1926 » Emil Kraepelin, German psychologist and academic (b. 1856)
Names that were popular for boys in 1870
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1870
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Aaltje
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Helena
- Geertruida
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.
- January 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
- January 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
- February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
- April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
- 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 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
The weather on Friday October 7, 1870
The temperature on October 7, 1870 was about 13.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI