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April 20, 1870Born on Thursday April 21, 1870
- Adriana de Ooij, Vlaardingen († 1872)
- Anna Christina Huijboom, Schoten († 1940)
- Aloysius Weemaes, Sint Jansteen, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Kockx, Antwerpen († 1872)
- Anna Martina Stevense, Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland
- Albertus Adam Warnars, Utrecht († 1932)
- Aalbert Nuijen, Putten († 1872)
- Abraham Caransa, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
- Adriaan Johannes Kamp, Capelle († 1957)
- Kramers, Leiden († 1910)
Died on Thursday April 21, 1870
- Anna Bijl (0), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth van de Wijer (36), Merkelbeek,, Limburg, Nederland
- (1) Geertje van Oostwaard (34), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Aaltje van den Akker (21), Jaarsveld
- Arie Kalis (69), Sliedrecht, Nederland
- Annita Johanna Swinderen, van (2), Amsterdam
- Anneke Andriessr Baaijens (60), Eethen, Genderen en Heesbeen (NB
- Alex Börgering (38), Gildehaus, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Antonie RIBBENS (0), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
- annigje van ZON (31), sliedrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 21, 1870 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- De kolonist : dagblad toegewyd aan de belangen van Suriname
- Bredasche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Arnhemsche courant
Born on April 21
- 1851 » Charles Barrois, French geologist and palaeontologist († 1939)
- 1854 » William Stang, German-American bishop († 1907)
- 1864 » Max Weber, German economist and sociologist († 1920)
- 1868 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter († 1932)
- 1870 » Edwin Stanton Porter, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1941)
- 1874 » Vincent Scotto, French actor and composer († 1952)
- 1882 » Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1961)
- 1885 » Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner († 1967)
- 1887 » Joe McCarthy, American baseball manager († 1978)
- 1889 » Marcel Boussac, French businessman († 1980)
Died on April 21
- 1815 » Joseph Winston, American soldier and politician (b. 1746)
- 1825 » Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
- 1852 » Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)
- 1863 » Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, Irish politician (b. 1782)
- 1900 » Vikramatji Khimojiraj, Indian ruler (b. 1819)
- 1910 » Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic (b. 1835)
- 1918 » Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (b. 1892)
- 1924 » Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (b. 1858)
- 1930 » Robert Bridges, English poet and author (b. 1844)
- 1932 » Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Bohemian cardinal (b. 1864)
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.
- February 23 » Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
- March 30 » Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
- July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
- September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
- December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
The weather on Thursday April 21, 1870
The temperature on April 21, 1870 was about 25.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 32%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI