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• (w) Schneider, Raumland, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Adrianus Bernardus Kiliaan, Soerakarta († 1920)
• Antje GUIJT, Volendam, Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1920)
• Arend Niehof, Grijpskerk († 1945)
• Adrianus Cornelis van de Cappelle, Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
• Abraham Frank, Coevorden († 1942)
• Antonius Cornelis van der Kroft, Loosduinen († 1942)
• Anna Eelsing, Vriescheloo (NL) († 1873)
• Abbie Dottridge Adams, New York probably († 1902)
• Amandus Ludovicus Constantinus Van Camp, Mechelen, 2800, Antwerpen, Belgique († 1934)

• Aaltje Jans Klein (71), Luttergreppel
• Antonij Rozendaal (0), Langerak
• Adrianus Zijlmans (70), Aalst
• Aaltje Klein (71), Slagharen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Barbara Bossu (73), Hooglede
• Pieter Stoof (3), Woubrugge
• Albertus Striek (1), Herwen en Aerdt, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aafje Smit (0), Hoogwoud
• Amelia Ligneel, Merckem
• Andries Maggielse (57), Middelburg (Walcheren), Zeeland, Nederland NED

• 1849 » Maria Theresa of Austria-Este († 1919)
• 1862 » William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1942)
• 1865 » Lily Braun, German author and publicist († 1916)
• 1869 » Liane de Pougy, French-Swiss dancer and author († 1950)
• 1876 » Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist and academic († 1933)
• 1876 » Wilhelm Cuno, German businessman and politician, Chancellor of Germany († 1933)
• 1877 » Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate († 1962)
• 1877 » Rinaldo Cuneo, American artist ("the painter of San Francisco") († 1939)
• 1881 » Royal Hurlburt Weller, American lawyer and politician († 1929)
• 1884 » Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and author († 1931)

• 1833 » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (b. 1757)
• 1843 » Samuel Hahnemann, German physician and academic (b. 1755)
• 1850 » Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)
• 1857 » Carlo Pisacane, Italian soldier and philosopher (b. 1818)
• 1903 » Ed Delahanty, American baseball player (b. 1867)
• 1912 » Tom Richardson, English cricketer (b. 1870)
• 1914 » Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1836)
• 1915 » Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (b. 1830)
• 1920 » William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846)
• 1926 » Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857)

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.
• February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
• February 28 » The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
• March 16 » The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.
• July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
• September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.

The temperature on July 2, 1870 was about 13.9 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%.