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March 1, 1870Born on Wednesday March 2, 1870
- Aldina Margaretha de Beurs, Den Helder
- Adriana Johanna van Vliet, Berkel en Rodenrijs,- († 1939)
- Albert HUIZING, Buinen (Borger), Drenthe, Nederland († 1957)
- Gouw, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1870)
- Albertje Brink, Assen († 1870)
- Albertus Wijnhold-, Roswinkel, Nederland († 1884)
- Aagje van Zelm, Benningbroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1898)
- Albertus Wijnholds, Roswinkel, Emmen († 1884)
- Alexis LORIAUX OU LORRIAUX
- Albertus Wijnhold, Roswinkel (gem. Emmen) († 1884)
Died on Wednesday March 2, 1870
- Arie de Jong (0), Linschoten, Utrecht, Nederland
- Hendrik van der Pot (71), 's-Gravenzande
- Albert ABSIL (11), Kerkrade, Gemeente Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
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- Gouw (0), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arend Hoetink (86), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Jans Woldring (66), Rasquert, Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
- "kind van mannelijk" Kramer (0), Den Helder
- Anthonie Oelderich, IJsselstein
- Ruurds Harmens de Roos (74), utingeradeel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 2, 1870 at Delpher
- Koloniaal nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Arnhemsche courant
Born on March 2
- 1842 » Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer, art collector, and philanthropist († 1914)
- 1846 » Marie Roze, French soprano († 1926)
- 1849 » Robert Means Thompson, American commander, lawyer, and businessman († 1930)
- 1859 » Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright († 1916)
- 1860 » Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician († 1961)
- 1862 » John Jay Chapman, American lawyer, author, and poet († 1933)
- 1876 » Pope Pius XII († 1958)
- 1878 » William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American sailor and race car driver († 1944)
- 1886 » Kurt Grelling, German logician and philosopher († 1942)
- 1886 » Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director († 1962)
Died on March 2
- 1830 » Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, German physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (b. 1755)
- 1835 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1768)
- 1840 » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (b. 1758)
- 1855 » Nicholas I, Russian emperor (b. 1796)
- 1864 » Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (b. 1842)
- 1865 » Carl Sylvius Völkner, German-New Zealand priest and missionary (b. 1819)
- 1880 » John Benjamin Macneill, Irish engineer (b. 1790)
- 1895 » Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
- 1895 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
- 1896 » Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
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.
- 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.
- August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
- August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
- September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
- 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.
- November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
The weather on Wednesday March 2, 1870
The temperature on March 2, 1870 was about 17.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI