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• Anna Elizabeth Bourguignon, Rotterdam († 1932)
• Anthonie Dirksz Wink, Lexmond, zh.nld († 1871)
• Anna Maria Brouns, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1958)
• Anna Maria Paas, Sittard-Geleen (Limbricht) (Limburg) († 1934)
• Adrianus Karelsz. Vis, Willemstad (NB Nederland) († 1938)
• Alphonse De Kinne, Munte († 1884)
• Alida Margaretha van Beesten, Overschie, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anne Mathilde Thijs, Kuringen, Limburg, Belgie († 1953)
• Andries Weerheim, Hillegersberg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1928)
• Adrianus Vermeer, Raamsdonk († 1961)

• Ariaantje van der Reijden (63), Brielle
• Adriaantje (Ariaantje) Cornelisse van der Reijden (63), Brielle
• Anna van Eeuwijk (0), Alkemade (Rijpwetering), Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Drenth (49), Nieuwe Pekela, Gemeente Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
• Antoon Frederick Jorissen (70), Kessel
• Adrianus Antonius Jansen (0), Oudenbosch
• Anna (Antje) Oudshoorn (83), Wassenaar
• Aaltje Dirks Schoen (61), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van Van Dongen, Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antoon Frederik JORISSEN (70), Kessel, 2842, Limburg, Nederland

• 1863 » Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author († 1930)
• 1864 » Reginald Dyer, British brigadier general († 1927)
• 1871 » Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop († 1940)
• 1873 » Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist and educator († 1944)
• 1873 » Charles Rudolph Walgreen, American pharmacist and businessman, founded Walgreens († 1939)
• 1873 » Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer († 1916)
• 1874 » Nicholas Roerich, Russian archaeologist and painter († 1947)
• 1877 » Gopabandhu Das, Indian journalist, poet, and activist († 1928)
• 1879 » Max von Laue, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1960)
• 1880 » Charlie Faust, American baseball player († 1915)

• 1806 » Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer and surveyor (b. 1731)
• 1808 » John Claiborne, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1831 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, Russian-Greek lawyer and politician, Governor of Greece (b. 1776)
• 1873 » George Ormerod, English historian and author (b. 1785)
• 1897 » Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843)
• 1911 » Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (b. 1849)
• 1924 » Valery Bryusov, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
• 1934 » Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia also known as Alexander the Unifier (b. 1888)
• 1934 » Louis Barthou, French union leader and politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)

• 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 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
• February 9 » US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
• April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
• May 14 » The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
• September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
• September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.

The temperature on October 9, 1870 was about 13.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 73 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%.