About the day » Tuesday November 1, 1870Calender converter

• Adèline Gripont, Lourches, 59156, Nord, FRANCE († 1952)
• Adriana Sgroot, Dussen, Altena, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Abraham Cornelis Grashuis, Tjipinang (IND) († 1872)
• Abraham Cornelis Grashuis, Tjipinang (Meester-Cornelis, Java, Ned. Oost Indië) († 1872)
• Albertje Cornelisdr Speelman, Den Helder († 1908)
• Albert Jan Bonhof, Apeldoorn
• Alice Amelia Hawn, Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, United States († 1939)
• Schoofs, Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• (Stillborn) VAN DER LEEST, Burgum (Tytsjerksteradiel) Friesland Netherlands († 1870)
• Adriana Marijnisse, Zevenbergen, NB, The Netherlands

• van Mullem (0), Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland
• Anna Sibille Liernur (92), 's Gravenhage
• Arie Pieter Bot (2), sliedrecht (zuid holland)
• Berendina Gerritsen (65), Rheden, Gelderland, NL
• Christian Haas (24), Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Bouwen Everts Strandstra (75), Witmarsum
• Andries Jennes Deelstra (68), Zevenhuizen, Nederland
• Barbara-Sophia Maes (31), Aartrijke
• Catharina Straver (38)
• Aagtjen Wal, van der (32), Beerta

• 1862 » Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer († 1941)
• 1864 » Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine († 1918)
• 1871 » Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer († 1900)
• 1872 » Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter († 1946)
• 1877 » Roger Quilter, English composer († 1953)
• 1878 » Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1959)
• 1878 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator († 1925)
• 1880 » Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist († 1930)
• 1880 » Grantland Rice, American journalist and poet († 1954)
• 1880 » Sholem Asch, Polish-American author and playwright († 1957)

• 1814 » Alexander Samoylov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1744)
• 1888 » Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1838)
• 1894 » Alexander III of Russia (b. 1845)
• 1903 » Theodor Mommsen, German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1817)
• 1907 » Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (b. 1873)
• 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian (b. 1883)
• 1938 » Charles Weeghman, American businessman (b. 1874)
• 1942 » Hugo Distler, German organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1908)
• 1952 » Dixie Lee, American singer (b. 1911)
• 1955 » Dale Carnegie, American author and educator (b. 1888)

• 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 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
• January 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
• February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
• 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.
• July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.

The temperature on November 1, 1870 was about 9.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%.