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March 4, 1870Died on Saturday March 5, 1870
- Aaltje Hoeve (3), Zunderdorp
- Albertus van Gasteren (1), Haarlem
- Adriana Alderliefste (49), Texel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Andries Luijkx, Dinteloord
- Antonius Johannes Laurentius Schimmel (23), 's-Gravenhage
- Antonius Elst (38), Wuustwezel (B.)
- Aaltje Pauws (0), Ransdorp
- Aleida van Kesteren, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriaan de Groote (1), Schoondijke
- Abraham Johannes Poeder (67), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 5, 1870 at Delpher
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on March 5
- 1867 » Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec († 1952)
- 1869 » Michael von Faulhaber, German cardinal († 1952)
- 1870 » Evgeny Paton, French-Ukrainian engineer († 1953)
- 1870 » Frank Norris, American journalist and author († 1902)
- 1871 » Konstantinos Pallis, Greek general and politician, Minister Governor-General of Macedonia († 1941)
- 1871 » Rosa Luxemburg, Polish-Russian economist and philosopher († 1919)
- 1873 » Olav Bjaaland, Norwegian skier and explorer († 1961)
- 1874 » Henry Travers, English-American actor († 1965)
- 1875 » Harry Lawson, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Victoria († 1952)
- 1876 » Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote, English lawyer and politician, 8th Lord Chief Justice of England († 1947)
Died on March 5
- 1815 » Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologist (b. 1734)
- 1827 » Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1745)
- 1827 » Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
- 1829 » John Adams, English sailor and mutineer (b. 1766)
- 1849 » David Scott, Scottish historical painter (b. 1806)
- 1876 » Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author (b. 1805)
- 1893 » Hippolyte Taine, French historian and critic (b. 1828)
- 1895 » Nikolai Leskov, Russian author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1831)
- 1895 » Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, English general and scholar (b. 1810)
- 1907 » Friedrich Blass, German philologist, scholar, and academic (b. 1843)
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 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
- March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
- May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
- May 14 » The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
- August 24 » The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
- September 4 » Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
The weather on Saturday March 5, 1870
The temperature on March 5, 1870 was about 5.9 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI