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• Adrianus Cornelis WINDEN,VAN, Hof van Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
• Adrianus van Boxtel, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1870)
• Alida Francina Eikenbroek, Schiedam († 1949)
• Adrianus Cornelius van Winden, Hof van Delft († 1951)
• Aafje Klous, Assendelft († 1929)
• Alexander Bekstead, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States († 1942)
• Alois Johann Kuppe, Gauers Kreis Schlesien († 1918)
• Bunnik, Bodegraven-Meije († 1870)
• Aaltje van der Hoek, Hurdegaryp († 1917)
• Adrianus van Boxtel, Loon op Zand, Gemeente Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1870)

• ABRAHAM VAN DER WINDT (64), VLAARDINGEN
• Aaltjen (Van) Roekel (75), Oosterbeek
• Aaltien Wolters Wassen (45), Dalen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adeleida Charlotte Frederika Kramer (54), Djokjakarta, Indonesië
• Abraham Cornelisz. van der Windt (64), Vlaardingen
• Adélaïde Josèph Amélie PATERNOTTE (70), Auchel, Pas-de-Calais, Frankrijk
• Adaleida Charlotta Frederica Krämer (54), Djokjakarta,, Indonesië
• Abraham (3) van der WINDT (64), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bunnik (0), Bodegraven-Meije
• Akke Durks van der Meulen (48), Schettens

• 1854 » Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German businessman († 1902)
• 1861 » Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, duchess of Albany († 1922)
• 1862 » Mori Ōgai, Japanese general, author, and poet († 1922)
• 1864 » Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet († 1941)
• 1864 » Jozef Murgaš, Slovak priest, botanist, and painter († 1929)
• 1874 » Thomas J. Watson, American businessman († 1956)
• 1877 » André Maginot, French sergeant and politician († 1932)
• 1877 » Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and author († 1904)
• 1881 » Mary Carson Breckinridge, American nurse midwife, founded Frontier Nursing Service († 1965)
• 1887 » Joseph Bech, Luxembourgian lawyer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Luxembourg († 1975)

• 1841 » Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)
• 1849 » María de las Mercedes Barbudo, Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island (b. 1773)
• 1854 » John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789)
• 1856 » Heinrich Heine, German journalist and poet (b. 1797)
• 1874 » Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796)
• 1890 » Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (b. 1819)
• 1905 » William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)
• 1912 » Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876)
• 1919 » Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)

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. Albert

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. Elizabeth

• 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 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
• August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
• September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
• September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.
• 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 February 17, 1870 was about -0.8 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%.