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• Anna Sabrina Meyers, Westphalia, Clinton, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1967)
• Albertus Bernardus Spoelman, Huissen
• Albert Buitenhuis, Apeldoorn († 1872)
• Alida Petronella Kuijken, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Albert Marten Buitenhuis, Apeldoorn (GL) NED
• Adrianus de Leeuw, Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1870)
• Anna Maria Theresia Van Der Poel, Wilmarsdonk († 1919)
• Alexandre Tissier, Châteauroux, Indre, Centre, France († 1936)
• Annetje Blom, Oudorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
• Abram C. DeSmidt, Holland Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin († 1928)

• Aart Versteeg (70), Pella, Marion County, Iowa (USA)
• Albert Vlot (3), Ruinen
• Anthonia van Dubbelden (67), Vinkeveen en Waverveen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aart VERSTEEG (69), Pella, Marion, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Martina Paardekooper (0), Voorhout 135
• Anthonia den Dubbelden, Vinkeveen en Waverveen
• Andreas Josephus Cornelius van Van Hilst (0), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adeline, Apolline Verstaen (5), Fleurbaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Hendriks Wouda (42), Frjentsjer, Friesland, Nederland
• Ane Sybrens van der Meulen (22), Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland

• 1861 » Nikolay Zelinsky, Russian chemist and academic († 1953)
• 1864 » John Henry Mackay, Scottish-German philosopher and author († 1933)
• 1866 » Karl Sapper, German linguist and explorer († 1945)
• 1872 » Robert Maillart, Swiss engineer, designed the Salginatobel Bridge and Schwandbach Bridge († 1940)
• 1874 » Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math († 1937)
• 1875 » Leonid Gobyato, Russian general († 1915)
• 1876 » Henry Blogg, English fisherman and sailor († 1954)
• 1879 » Edwin Samuel Montagu, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster († 1924)
• 1879 » Magnús Guðmundsson, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Iceland († 1937)
• 1879 » Othon Friesz, French painter († 1949)

• 1833 » Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762)
• 1834 » Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (b. 1804)
• 1865 » Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (b. 1836)
• 1899 » Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1874)
• 1899 » Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1831)
• 1902 » John Colton, English-Australian politician, 13th Premier of South Australia (b. 1823)
• 1916 » Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867)
• 1918 » Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
• 1929 » Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858)
• 1931 » Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)

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.
• February 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
• February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
• March 16 » The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.
• July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
• September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
• 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 6, 1870 was about -0.3 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%.