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• Amédée Verbrugghen, St Lievens Hautem
• Albertus Oude Voshaar, Geesteren († 1950)
• Adrianus de Hoop, Willige Langerak († 1873)
• Adriaan Constant de Kanter, Gouda, Nederland
• Stikfort, Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland († 1870)
• Beukers, Assendelft, N-H, Nederland († 1908)
• Adriaan Constant de Kanter, Gouda,Gemeente Gouda,South Holland,Netherlands
• Anna Elisabeth Cox, Duizel en Steensel
• Aaltje Koops, Krakeel, Hoogeveen
• Adriaan van de Heijning, Alphen en Riel († 1949)

• Stikfort (0), Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland
• Alberdina Hartsuiker (0), Ruinerwold (Dijkhuizen)
• Adrianus de Kievit (79), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida BELTERMAN (65), Gendringen, Gelderland, NEDERLAND
• Aartjen ten Hoope (77), Elburg
• Aalbertus van Veldhuizen (19), Westervoort
• Adrianus Ariesz De KIEVIT (79), Dordrecht
• Alida Geertruida Selleger (69), Utrecht
• Adrianus Andreas Hoogduijn (0), Den Haag
• Aaltje groot Enserink (53), Zutphen

• 1857 » Robert Bond, Canadian politician; first Prime Minister of Newfoundland († 1927)
• 1860 » William Ashley, English historian and academic († 1927)
• 1865 » Andranik, Armenian general († 1927)
• 1866 » Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician († 1952)
• 1869 » Phoebus Levene, Russian-American biochemist and physician († 1940)
• 1873 » Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star. († 1921)
• 1877 » Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar († 1935)
• 1881 » Alexei Rykov, Russian politician, Premier of Russia († 1938)
• 1881 » William Z. Foster, American union leader and politician († 1961)
• 1883 » Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone († 1981)

• 1841 » Philip Pendleton Barbour, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1783)
• 1850 » Daoguang Emperor of China (b. 1782)
• 1852 » Thomas Moore, Irish poet and lyricist (b. 1779)
• 1865 » Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (b. 1813)
• 1870 » Henrik Hertz, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1797)
• 1877 » Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepalese ruler (b. 1816)
• 1878 » Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1804)
• 1899 » Paul Reuter, German-English journalist and businessman, founded Reuters (b. 1816)
• 1906 » Anton Arensky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1861)
• 1910 » Worthington Whittredge, American painter and educator (b. 1820)

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. Gerardus

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. Petronella

• 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 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
• March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
• June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
• August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
• September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
• September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.

The temperature on February 25, 1870 was about 5.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.