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Born on Wednesday August 31, 1870
- Aline Ida CHATELAIN, Frénois
- Alida Francina Südendorf, Amsterdam († 1939)
- Alouius Lodevicus Mampaeij, Zwijndrecht († 1870)
- Aartje van Roekel, Bennekom (Ede) († 1879)
- Adrianus Cornelis van der Schoot, Tilburg
- Aegidius Roosen, Overveen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alzira Alcina Só, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
- Albert Hendriks Hijlkema, Midlum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1958)
- Albertus Johannes van de Groenendaal, Rotterdam
- Agnietje Groeneveld, Rockanje
Died on Wednesday August 31, 1870
- Anna van der Vlugt (39), Hekelingen
- Anna Maria Hendriks (13), Valkenburg aan de Geul (Berg en Terblijt) (Limburg)
- Antonio Josef Medina (84), Ascension, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus Berk (0), Geervliet
- Brandwijk (0), Sliedrecht
- Anna Sibilla Hubertina Hermans (0), Meerssen
- Clarissa Moulton (70), Rhode Island, United States
- Berend KRAIJENBRINK (71), De Heurne, Dinxperlo, Gelderland, NL
- Berend KRAJENBRINK (71), De Heurne, Dinxperlo (NL)
- Antje Verhoeve (65), Leiden,Gemeente Leiden,South Holland,Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 31, 1870 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Koloniaal nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on August 31
- 1870 » Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator († 1952)
- 1871 » James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas († 1944)
- 1878 » Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer († 1933)
- 1879 » Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author († 1964)
- 1879 » Taishō, emperor of Japan († 1926)
- 1880 » Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands († 1962)
- 1884 » George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science († 1956)
- 1885 » DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright († 1940)
- 1890 » August Alle, Estonian poet and author († 1952)
- 1893 » Lily Laskine, French harp player († 1988)
Died on August 31
- 1817 » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)
- 1818 » Robert Calder, Scottish admiral (b. 1745)
- 1867 » Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)
- 1869 » Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)
- 1884 » Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)
- 1908 » Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)
- 1910 » Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)
- 1912 » Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)
- 1920 » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)
- 1924 » Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)
Names that were popular for boys in 1870
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1870
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Adriana
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Wilhelmina
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Jacoba
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1870
- 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 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
- March 16 » The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.
- July 15 » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
- July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
- August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
- September 6 » Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.
Weather August 31, 1870
The temperature on August 31, 1870 was about 17.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%.