About the day » Wednesday May 11, 1870Calender converter

• Abraham Francis Overholt Swope
• ADRIANA THEUNISSEN, GROTE-SPOUWEN († 1947)
• * Marinus (1) Edel, Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, NL († 1872)
• Adrianus Johannes van der Knaap, Rijswijk († 1870)
• Anna Elisabeth Viëtor, Winschoten
• Alida Helena Volbregt, Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Augurkiesman, Amsterdam
• Aankje Boersma, Wijnjeterp, Nederland († 1920)
• Aaltje Stam, Hollandscheveld († 1882)
• , Nieuw-en Sint Joosland, 4339, Nederland († 1870)

• Aagje Jacobdr Blom (6), Broek op Langedijk, Langedijk, North Holland, Netherlands
• Albertje Geerts van der Wal (32), Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Amélie Joseph VERDOUCK (74), Herlies, 59303, Nord, Nord, France
• Anna Maria Robertina ROBBEN (63), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Aagje Blom (6), Broek op L'dijk
• Casper Lambert Peters (72), Emmen
• Antony Pieter van Doorn van Koudekerke (79), Middelburg
• Casper Lambert Peters (72), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antje Sietzes LEENSTRA (31), Doniawerstal(Friesland)
• Anne Feenstra (33), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland

• 1852 » Charles W. Fairbanks, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Vice President († 1918)
• 1854 » Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer († 1932)
• 1869 » Archibald Warden, English tennis player († 1943)
• 1871 » Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author († 1943)
• 1875 » Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter († 1912)
• 1881 » Al Cabrera, Spanish-Cuban baseball player and manager († 1964)
• 1881 » Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor († 1944)
• 1881 » Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer († 1963)
• 1888 » Irving Berlin, Belarusian-American pianist and composer († 1989)
• 1888 » Willis Augustus Lee, American admiral († 1945)

• 1848 » Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
• 1849 » Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
• 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
• 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
• 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 1916 » Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873)
• 1918 » George Elmslie, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
• 1920 » James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878)
• 1920 » William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (b. 1837)
• 1927 » Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)

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 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
• February 23 » Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
• April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
• June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
• September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
• 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.

The temperature on May 11, 1870 was about 18.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%.