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• Adrianus van Oorschot, Hendrik Ido Ambacht
• Alida Cornelia Lewis, Amsterdam
• Albertus Griffioen, Maarssen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelis van Oorschot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1886)
• Aaltje Pranger, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1950)
• Anna Dieleman, Axel (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland († 1870)
• Aaltje Jacoba van den Heuvel, Hardinxveld-Giessendam († 1870)
• Abraham van Garderen, Tienhoven († 1951)
• Albertus Leonardus Petrus Bockholts, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, Nederland († 1953)
• Aafje de Jong, Hoogwoud, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1929)

• Cornelis Jongenelen (72), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
• Albertje Jans van der Heide (57)
• Allegonda van der Made (0), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Noord Brabant
• Albertus Brouwer (39), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adrianus Lentermans (95)
• Aldegondis Janssen (62), Dessel
• Albertje Jans (Alberdina) van der Heide (57), Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Aafke (Afke) Arjens (Adriaans) Pruiksma (58), Joure Haskerland Friesland, Nederland
• Andreas Matthys (77), Olen, België
• Feuchert (0), Roßbach, Merseburg-Querfurt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

• 1859 » Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Western Australia († 1918)
• 1859 » William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician († 1932)
• 1863 » Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer, technologist and entrepreneur. († 1915)
• 1867 » Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant († 1938)
• 1869 » Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, wrestler, and weightlifter († 1946)
• 1872 » Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia († 1940)
• 1873 » J. E. H. MacDonald, English-Canadian painter († 1932)
• 1874 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician and immunologist († 1929)
• 1875 » Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library († 1960)
• 1880 » Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer († 1951)

• 1842 » Walenty Wańkowicz, Belarusian-Polish painter (b. 1799)
• 1845 » János Batsányi, Hungarian poet and academic (b. 1763)
• 1856 » Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1786)
• 1859 » Sergey Aksakov, Russian author and academic (b. 1791)
• 1860 » Charles Barry, English architect, designed Upper Brook Street Chapel and the Palace of Westminster (b. 1795)
• 1864 » J. E. B. Stuart, American general (b. 1833)
• 1867 » Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist and academic (b. 1795)
• 1876 » Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian activist (b. 1843)
• 1878 » Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (b. 1795)
• 1884 » Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer and educator (b. 1824)

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.
• July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
• August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
• August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
• August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
• September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.

The temperature on May 12, 1870 was about 17.4 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%.