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• Antonius Beijer, Groot Azewijn († 1871)
• Anna Johanna Hulshof, Lichtenvoorde († 1918)
• Adriaantje Wybes Kramer, St. Jacobiparochie († 1935)
• Antoon van de Wetering, Berghem († 1913)
• Adriana Bezuijen, Hekendorp († 1945)
• Adriana Maria Leijten, Princenhage (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1947)
• Anna Catharina Tiddens, Batavia († 1870)
• Arie Oosthoek, 's-Gravenhage († 1927)
• Aaltje Lawant, Dedemsvaart († 1934)
• Albertine Schaerer

• Adrianus de Goede (0), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Abigaël Adèle Mendes de Leon (32), Hengelo
• Anna Catharina Vetters (69), Bouwel
• Arnoria van der Doelen (57), Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Annechien Beekman (57), Zuidbroek
• Anna Anthonijsse van Driel (76), Sliedrecht
• Barbara de Kat (59), Vlissingen,, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aaltje Stam (82), Hoogkarspel
• Antonetta Maria van der Wielen, Druten
• Aaltje Wicherts (25), Scharmer, Groningen, Netherlands

• 1861 » Émile Haug, French geologist and paleontologist († 1927)
• 1861 » Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish-English field marshal († 1928)
• 1861 » José Rizal, Filipino journalist, author, and poet († 1896)
• 1865 » May Whitty, English actress († 1948)
• 1871 » Alajos Szokolyi, Hungarian hurdler, jumper, and physician († 1932)
• 1872 » Theodore Payne, English-American gardener and botanist († 1963)
• 1874 » Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish physicist and engineer († 1941)
• 1876 » Nigel Gresley, Scottish-English engineer († 1941)
• 1877 » Charles Coburn, American actor († 1961)
• 1881 » Maginel Wright Enright, American illustrator († 1966)

• 1844 » Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French zoologist and biologist (b. 1772)
• 1864 » Richard Heales, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Victoria (b. 1822)
• 1864 » Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, American soldier (b. 1843)
• 1865 » Evangelos Zappas, Greek-Romanian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1800)
• 1867 » Maximilian I of Mexico (b. 1832)
• 1867 » Miguel Miramón, Unconstitutional president of Mexico, 1859-1860 (b. 1832)
• 1874 » Ferdinand Stoliczka, Moravian palaeontologist and ornithologist (b. 1838)
• 1884 » Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian-French politician and diplomat (b. 1810)
• 1903 » Herbert Vaughan, English cardinal (b. 1832)
• 1918 » Francesco Baracca, Italian fighter pilot (b. 1888)

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.
• February 9 » US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
• February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
• June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
• July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
• September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.

The temperature on June 19, 1870 was about 23.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%.