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• Anna Christina Pelzer, Ubach over Worms, Landgraaf († 1941)
• Anna Cornelia Heerkens, Tilburg († 1870)
• Adriana van Sas, Zonnemaire († 1947)
• Aaldert Gerrits van der Sleen, Tiendeveen (Beilen) († 1878)
• Antje Hidding, Vlagtwedde (gem. Westerwolde) († 1915)
• Anneke Vink, Tiel
• Aaltje Alting, Emmen
• Aartje van den Heuvel, Nieuwveen († 1946)
• Adrianus Willem Boon, Den Helder († 1966)
• Aaltje Sluis, Martenshoek († 1934)

• Adriana de Mooij (0), Rijnsburg
• Anna Middelraad (1), 's-Gravenhage
• Arie van der Horst (7), Nieuwpoort, Nederland
• Adam Adamsz. Bezemer (1), 's-Gravendeel
• Arie van der Horst (7), Nieuwpoort (Nld)
• Annigje (Schaijk, Schayk) van Schaik (74), Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arentje Sjouw (41), Abbenbroek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje van den Brink (72), Oldebroek
• Aleida ter Hoeven (0), Brummen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje van de Brink (72), Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1862 » Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy († 1948)
• 1867 » Minakata Kumagusu, Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist († 1941)
• 1868 » Nicholas II of Russia († 1918)
• 1869 » Lucy Beaumont, English-American actress († 1937)
• 1871 » Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower († 1922)
• 1872 » Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate († 1970)
• 1876 » Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany († 1931)
• 1878 » Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower († 1977)
• 1882 » Babe Adams, American baseball player, manager, and journalist († 1968)
• 1883 » Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil († 1974)

• 1844 » Richard McCarty, American lawyer and politician (b. 1780)
• 1853 » Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (b. 1806)
• 1867 » Clarkson Stanfield, English painter (b. 1793)
• 1889 » Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (b. 1823)
• 1900 » Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (b. 1813)
• 1908 » Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1823)
• 1909 » George Meredith, English novelist and poet (b. 1828)
• 1909 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1860)
• 1910 » Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (b. 1841)
• 1910 » Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (b. 1821)

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 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
• May 14 » The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
• 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.
• September 6 » Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.
• December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.

The temperature on May 18, 1870 was about 21.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 46%.