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• Albertje Bruins, Pesse († 1894)
• Anna Maria de Boer, Delfshaven († 1927)
• Albertus Gerardus Hellendoorn, Gemeente Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1898)
• Antje Klazes de Vries, Lemmer († 1906)
• Andries van Hoeke, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1912)
• Aaltje Klazes Raukema, Bolsward, Gem. Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland († 1931)
• Anna Maria de Boer, Delfshaven Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Nederland († 1929)
• Ada Wells, school teacher, Philo Twp, Champaign Co., IL († 1932)
• Adrianus Kranendonk, Ridderkerk († 1957)
• Albert Legacy, Princeton, Washington, Maine, Verenigde Staten

• Agnietje Wouters van Rooselaar (78), Putten-Huinen
• Aagje van Bennekom (2), Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Koosse van ZAANEN (76), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Aletta Jacoba Francina Jansdr. Piccardt (81), Zutphen, Gelderland, The Netherlands
• Aagje Van BENNEKOM (2), Oud-Beijerland
• Albertje ZWIERS (42), Dwingeloo, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriana Catharina van der Valk (18), Rotterdam
• Aagje van Bennekom (2), Oud-Beijerland, Nederland
• AALTJE gerritz BUTER (55), MONNICKENDAM
• Abraham van Wuijckhuise (45), Aardenburg, ZL.NL

• 1860 » Mary W. Bacheler, American physician and Baptist medical missionary († 1939)
• 1863 » Charles McLean Andrews, American historian, author, and academic († 1943)
• 1864 » Jules Renard, French author and playwright († 1910)
• 1874 » Bill Klem, American baseball player and umpire († 1951)
• 1876 » Zitkala-Sa, American author and activist († 1938)
• 1879 » Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish chemist and academic († 1947)
• 1880 » Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete († 1930)
• 1881 » Albin Prepeluh, Slovenian journalist and politician († 1937)
• 1881 » Joseph B. Ely, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Massachusetts († 1956)
• 1882 » Eric Gill, English sculptor and illustrator († 1940)

• 1875 » Charles Lyell, Scottish-English geologist and lawyer (b. 1797)
• 1875 » Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and illustrator (b. 1796)
• 1888 » Anna Kingsford, English physician and activist (b. 1846)
• 1890 » Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (b. 1834)
• 1890 » John Jacob Astor III, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1822)
• 1897 » Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker and acrobat (b. 1824)
• 1898 » Heungseon Daewongun, Korean king (b. 1820)
• 1903 » Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (b. 1860)
• 1904 » Leslie Stephen, English historian, author, and critic (b. 1832)
• 1913 » Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and author (b. 1857)

• 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.
• July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
• August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
• August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
• September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
• September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
• October 7 » Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.

The temperature on February 22, 1870 was about -0.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.