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Born on Monday February 21, 1870
- Albertus Timmer, Hengelo († 1919)
- Alida Maria van de Bank, Putten
- Poldervaart, nieuwenhoorn († 1870)
- Adelia Irene Davison († 1932)
- Amandus Dionysius verstappen, Tongerlo
- Aaltje van den Brink, Nijkerk
- Anne Tiedes van der Vliet, wommels († 1918)
- Aloijsius Franciscus de Broeck, IJzendijke, Zeeland, The Netherlands
- Anna Agnes Büter, Altenberge
- Albertus van der Meer, Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1870)
Died on Monday February 21, 1870
- Willemina (74), Stad Delden
- Aalbert (Hendriksen) Wilgenburg (76), Horst, Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Aaltje Kuijl (36), Loosdrecht (gem. Wijdemeren)
- van de Lagemaat, Leusden
- Abram Bot (0), sliedrecht (zuid holland)
- Aalbert Hendriksen van Wilgenburg (76), Horst, gem. Ermelo
- Aaldert van den Hazelkamp (52), Horssen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adam Knikman (73), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aalbert Hendriksen van Wilgenburg (76), Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aartje Kirpestein (75), Driebergen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 21, 1870 at Delpher
Born on February 21
- 1860 » Goscombe John, Welsh-English sculptor and academic († 1952)
- 1865 » John Haden Badley, English author and educator, founded the Bedales School († 1967)
- 1867 » Otto Hermann Kahn, German banker and philanthropist († 1934)
- 1875 » Jeanne Calment, French super-centenarian, oldest verified person ever († 1997)
- 1878 » Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader († 1973)
- 1881 » Kenneth J. Alford, English soldier, bandmaster, and composer († 1945)
- 1885 » Sacha Guitry, Russian-French actor, director, and playwright († 1957)
- 1887 » Korechika Anami, Japanese general and politician, 54th Japanese Minister of War († 1945)
- 1888 » Clemence Dane, English author and playwright († 1965)
- 1892 » Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst († 1949)
Died on February 21
- 1821 » Georg Friedrich von Martens, German jurist and diplomat (b. 1756)
- 1824 » Eugène de Beauharnais, French general (b. 1781)
- 1829 » Kittur Chennamma, Indian queen and freedom fighter (b. 1778)
- 1846 » Emperor Ninkō of Japan (b. 1800)
- 1862 » Justinus Kerner, German poet and physician (b. 1786)
- 1888 » William Weston, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1804)
- 1891 » James Timberlake, American lieutenant and police officer (b. 1846)
- 1919 » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (b. 1867)
- 1926 » Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
- 1934 » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
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 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
- February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
- September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
- September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
- September 4 » Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
- September 6 » Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.
The weather on Monday February 21, 1870
The temperature on February 21, 1870 was about 1.8 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI